Why did I waste here so much time?? - Software Development Engineer Amadeus Employee Review

2.0
Sep 14, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Come if you like to have loads of free time. Come if you don't like to work and see results. Come if you like just to survive and progress nowhere. Come if you like sunny places.

Cons

Come to Amadeus if you like to be picked on, put down, ridiculed, yelled at, patronized. It will happen, they have no idea how to behave. Come also if you like to be treated like a criminal and being refused to be told the reason because "you should know". Come if you like to be betrayed, lied to, being taken advantage of. Come if you like to be stuck at the same position for years doing the same mundane thing over and over again. Come if you after completing a Master's degree in CS and some developer experience would like to be put at the same level as a Management graduate and being evaluated by a Biology graduate without a coding experience. And being disrespected and ridiculed by these people when discussing work. Seriously, ANYONE can call themselves software engineer at Amadeus! It's unbelievable. Come if you like to be stuck living in a small town in the 1950s - 1980s where nothing works reliably, and nothing happens fast. And enjoy your small pebble beaches! Come if you like living among people pretending to be rich, famous and important in free time while working a low level corporate job for meager money and not being able to afford going out to have a drink once every Friday or Saturday.

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2.0
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Pros

- Learning opportunities, every day brought something new to tackle or explore - Decent benefits package that covered the essentials - Competitive salary relative to industry standards

Cons

- Management is aggressively enforcing a hybrid model, even for remote employees, and is rescinding previously agreed upon contracts. There's a glaring lack of strategic vision from leadership. - If you're based in Europe or North America, job security is virtually nonexistent unless you're in upper management. Roles are being shifted to India, Colombia, and the Philippines, with cost-cutting prioritized over talent, experience, or loyalty. - The forced migration to Azure, compounded by poor planning, is draining resources. And employees are paying the price — not just through increased workload, but by being let go in recent layoffs (October '25). With many of the positions eliminated quietly transferred to offshore. - Layoffs are being justified as “market alignment” and financial necessity. Yet at the same time, the company continues to absorb small to medium-sized companies, raising serious questions about transparency, priorities, and long-term stability.

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