Is Philips a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Philips have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 383 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Philips employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Philips now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Philips .

Does Philips pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Philips with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 383 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Philips.

How happy are Developer professionals working at Philips?

80% of Developer employees at Philips would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Developer professionals have also rated Philips with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Philips?

Software Engineer (382) , Intern (286) , Project Manager (245) , Senior Software Engineer (205) , Field Service Engineer (158) , Senior Manager (126) , Internship (125) , Manager (120) , Software Technologist I (118) , Account Manager (111) , Director (95) , Engineer (91) , Product Manager (80) , Marketing (74) , Software Technologist II (73)

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

"Good work life balance Get a chance to work on a problem statement which has a very good real world impact" ((in 1163 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Some Good Hard Working People" ((in 767 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 700 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 582 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 323 reviews))

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

"Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 191 reviews)); "Frequent reorgs and layoffs." ((in 142 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 137 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 116 reviews)); "poor senior management, poor HR, very hieratical" ((in 43 reviews))

Philips Developer reviews

3.9

80% would recommend to a friend

(383 total reviews)

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84% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Developer employees have rated Philips with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 383 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Philips is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

383 reviews

2.0

May 8, 2026

Supportive peers but a bad work environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good peers, helpful Seniors and architects.

Cons

Micromanagent, Pressurized environment, Working on weekends is normal

Philips Response

1mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear you’ve had such positive interactions with your peers and seniors. We also hear you and we encourage you to discuss these points directly with your manager or HR representative to help us improve your experience. We appreciate your dedication to the team.

2.0

Apr 10, 2026

Great company culture and smart colleagues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture and smart colleagues

Cons

Limited career growth in the same field

Philips Response

2mo

Hi! We appreciate your feedback. It’s great to hear that you’re enjoying our culture and the collaboration with your colleagues. We understand your perspective on development within the same field and encourage you to schedule a conversation with your manager or HR representative to explore new paths. Your insights help us improve our ways of working, and we’re glad to have you with us!

3.0

Feb 18, 2026

Developer salary

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks and leaves. Good colleagues

Cons

Not great growth but based on the team

Philips Response

4mo

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are pleased to hear that our benefits are recognized and appreciated. We’re sorry for any difficulties you may have encountered, and we appreciate your dedication.

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