Good place to work at - Software Engineer - AVP Barclays Employee Review

4.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- in practice, WFH/office is completely up to you - 60 sick days yearly - solid pay, above average for the local market - people are nice in general - work life balance

Cons

- very slow processes, too much bureaucracy, maybe even by corporate standards - sometimes outdated tech and depending on random legacy projects - new projects tend to be fine - yearly pay rises are low - number of people promoted is artificially limited, coupled with low yearly rises this leads to actual pay rise being hard to achieve - limited access to the internet, restricted local account, if a tool is not present in IT's offer you're out of luck

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work Life balance, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, friendly atmosphere, Great campus and facilities,

Cons

Pay and Bonus can be higher and on par with competitors. High loyalty tax. Low merit increases and bonus. Competitive but Loyal Long-term employees get demotivated and tend to quite quit.

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