Is CommScope a good company to work for as a Principal Software Engineer?

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at CommScope have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 31 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of CommScope employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer Jobs at CommScope now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at CommScope .

Does CommScope pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at CommScope with 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 31 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at CommScope.

How happy are Principal Software Engineer professionals working at CommScope?

7% of Principal Software Engineer employees at CommScope would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 65% in the past 12 months. Principal Software Engineer professionals have also rated CommScope with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 2.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CommScope?

Software Engineer (73) , Senior Software Engineer (45) , Staff Software Engineer (34) , Principal Software Engineer (32) , Manager (25) , Engineer (22) , Director (20) , Intern (20) , Project Manager (20) , Account Manager (18) , Analyst (15) , Product Manager (15) , Customer Service Representative (13) , Senior Engineer (12) , Systems Engineer (12)

What are the pros of working at CommScope according to real employee reviews?

"Work Life Balance IS GOOD" ((in 110 reviews)); "People are great and helpful" ((in 110 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 79 reviews)); "Pay was good" ((in 66 reviews)); "good culture and people with high development plan" ((in 48 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CommScope according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent layoffs which rarely reflect value of individual contributors." ((in 47 reviews)); "Long working hours 48 hours a week without OT with OT 56 hours a week Low salaries relatively to siemens and IFB" ((in 32 reviews)); "Bad leadership and upper management" ((in 15 reviews)); "No Bonus and lot of politics." ((in 14 reviews)); "CommScope could offer a more competitive benefits package." ((in 5 reviews))

CommScope Principal Software Engineer reviews

3.6

7% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Chuck Treadway

8% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Principal Software Engineer employees have rated CommScope with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. CommScope is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

31 reviews

4.0

Jan 15, 2026

Place to wlb but pay is not that good

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good work life balancer. - nice management team

Cons

- salary is below average - no promotion - long term employee

3.0

Jan 2, 2025

Getting worse..

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is maintained most of the time.

Cons

A dead-end-job and feel like no future outlook.

CommScope Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear about your experience. We are also open to hearing your suggestions about how we can improve working conditions at CommScope and hope you were able to address your concerns with your manager. We are striving to create new solutions for our employees.

4.0

Jun 4, 2024

Layoffs hit CommScope's Home Networks unit

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No open position in Taiwan.

Cons

Taiwan employees were let go, as division grapples with eroding pay-TV market, OTT competition and the transition of service providers to lower-cost video devices.

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