Bayer Software Engineer reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(47 total reviews)
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Bill Anderson

78% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Bayer with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Bayer is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Farmacêutica e biotecnologia industry (3.5 stars).

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47 reviews
3.0
Oct 19, 2025

it's fine

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Laid back work-life balance, salary is adequate, hybrid work could be extended to almost being a remote.

Cons

- Career growth is close to non-existing - with "DSO" changes, most of the middle managers were laid off, so it's almost impossible to get a promotion. Also, there's no clear career path - everyone will tell you "yeah, you need to be proactive, participate in different initiatives yadda yadda yadda", but it would not guarantee anything. - Not an IT company: the engineering culture is OKish, but depends on the team you'll join. Plus, don't expect extremely interesting/challenging tasks. - Prepare to be torn between US and Warsaw offices. You'll have different managers (with their own interests) and team-members from both locations, which results in blurred vision of your own priorities.

4.0
Jul 22, 2025

Engineering Review

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Room for growth, mentorship opportunities

Cons

Flattened management structure creates lack of manager to employee oversight

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