Is SAP a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at SAP have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 1,890 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of SAP employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at SAP now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at SAP .

Does SAP pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at SAP with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 1,890 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at SAP.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SAP?

Software Developer (1430) , Software Engineer (836) , Intern (615) , Developer (533) , Senior Software Engineer (523) , Account Executive (500) , Consultant (402) , Support Engineer (363) , Senior Consultant (356) , Senior Developer (329) , Associate Developer (313) , Technical Support Engineer (285) , Project Manager (266) , Working Student (249) , Business Process Consultant (241)

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

"Work life balance is good if you don't plan on moving up in the company" ((in 3395 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Health" ((in 2434 reviews)); "The culture is great and they provide you the correct tools to thrive in a growing environment." ((in 1757 reviews)); "The people you work with are great and feels like a much smaller company on the day to day." ((in 1460 reviews)); "SAP is the best place to work because you always have your work force as a priority" ((in 986 reviews))

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

"Salaries are low across the board compared to similar positions both inside and outside of SAP Tempe." ((in 1091 reviews)); "A bad manager will only think about his/her own promotion and not care about team." ((in 380 reviews)); "Lack of accountability from upper management." ((in 85 reviews)); "bad middle management" ((in 72 reviews)); "Such a large organization that exposure do different LOBs is difficult to navigate and communicate with." ((in 58 reviews))

SAP Software Developer reviews

4.2

89% would recommend to a friend

(1,890 total reviews)

Christian Klein

78% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated SAP with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,890 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. SAP is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Oct 15, 2019

Awesome Place to Work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The company's long-term prospects are looking great. Vancouver location especially has lots of opportunity, because it's home to development on SAP's most successful "homemade" (non-acquisition) cloud product (SAP Analytics Cloud). The product is also a part of the core strategy now. - Very respectful, healthy place to work at. The company has really good values, result being that everyone is professional, respectful and nice to each other. - Lots of really smart people to work with and learn from. - There's lots of really challenging, interesting work to go around. Lots of movement towards newer technologies as well. There will be no shortage of demand for development work, or opportunities to challenge yourself if that's what you want to do. - Good work-life balance is promoted. Devs aren't on-call all the time. No expectation to be constantly crunching, unlike other places. - High performers are recognized and rewarded. Lots of opportunity for advancement. - People with ideas and opinions on how things can improve are encouraged to share, especially if you're willing to be part of the solution.

Cons

- SAP is in the "A-tier" of compensation, but not "S-tier". There are a few other companies in Vancouver that pay the top of the top (about 2.5x the average), whereas SAP is in the level below that (2x the average). The kind of talent at SAP is about the same, so you do take a pay cut in exchange for better work-life balance. This also causes issues with losing some really good talent to competitors. - Culture changes as product in Vancouver Labs starts to mature. Less startup-like perks, less free-flow spending on miscellaneous things like free food, events, etc. - Technology challenges such as old frameworks that can be difficult to work with (SAP UI5), technical debt, etc. Still lots of work left to overcome these challenges, all the while needing to balance the need for aggressive product growth.

SAP Response

6y

Thank you very much for your feedback. SAP takes a tremendous amount of care in maintaining stringent employee pay procedures, and continuously monitors the market so our compensation is competitive to ensure high employee trust and satisfaction. We will look into this and try to improve.

5.0

Oct 15, 2019

Great company culture

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, amazing work-life balance, lots of opportunities to learn new things and interact with other teams, amazing lunch program for Vancouver employees, friendly people.

Cons

Pay needs to remain competitive for employees that have stayed at the company for a long time. There are companies in the area that offer a considerably higher salary. The only reason I would leave SAP is because of higher pay.

SAP Response

6y

Hello and thank you for your feedback. Each year, we undertake an external salary benchmarking review of the local market. This review is to ensure we offer a competitive salary package compared to companies with a similar profile and for the wide range of roles we have in each country. We also have a compensation review cycle that gets underway in Quarter One every year. As part of that compensation cycle, managers allocate the merit budget assigned to them (which is based on the performance of the company, team, and on an individual level) to reward employees. We encourage you to use the SAP Talk tool to discuss any open questions/points of clarification or concerns you might have on this topic with your line manager directly.

5.0

Oct 14, 2019

Excellent employer

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team spirit, interesting challenges, great benefit package, room for professional growth, multicultural environment.

Cons

As any large company, slow to react.

SAP Response

6y

Thank you for the 5-star rating !

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