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

Software 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 Software Developer Jobs at Philips now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Philips .

Does Philips pay Software Developer employees well?

Software 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 Software Developer salaries at Philips.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Philips?

80% of Software Developer employees at Philips would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software 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 (119) , 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 1149 reviews)); "Good Benefits and Time off" ((in 779 reviews)); "Older management were all awesome but once Philips integrated their managers and beliefs into volcano people it wasn’t great." ((in 692 reviews)); "Culture is good and flexible" ((in 581 reviews)); "Good pay (they need to pay well in order to get people to stay)." ((in 315 reviews))

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

"2) Full of negative environment and poor management" ((in 492 reviews)); "Bad manager = bad experience." ((in 189 reviews)); "Certain project teams have poor leadership which leads to many headaches with implementation of products." ((in 135 reviews)); "lots of layoffs at the end of every year" ((in 133 reviews)); "Poor upper management more concerned with meaningless metrics." ((in 118 reviews))

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

Reviews by job title

383 reviews

5.0

May 17, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is very good

Cons

Pay scale is not upto the mark

Philips Response

1y

Thank you for saying a few words about your experience at Philips in Bengaluru. It's good to hear that you're able to maintain a great balance between work and your personal life and that your overall experience has been positive. That the salary doesn't meet your expectations, is of course regrettable; your feedback is much appreciated and will be noted. Happy to have you on board.

3.0

May 15, 2025

ok place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Big brand name. 2) Good projects

Cons

1)Old tech stack. 2) Not much growth opportunities

Philips Response

1y

Thank you for this review. We're glad to hear that you get to work on nice projects at Philips in Bengaluru, but of course regret that your experience thus far hasn't been as rewarding as it should have been. We're committed to helping our people get the most out of their career. If you haven't shared your thoughts with your manager or HR representative yet, then we hope that we can encourage you to. Either way: your feedback on the opportunities to learn/grow and our tech stack is duly noted and will be used in our continuous efforts to improve. We wish you all the best from this point forward.

5.0

May 13, 2025

Hhdd

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and culture

Cons

No cons that I can think of

Philips Response

1y

We're glad to hear that your experience working at Philips in Bengaluru, especially because of the positive culture and healthy work/life balance, has been a great one. Thanks a lot for your feedback. We wish you all the best with your career.

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