Software Developers Steer Clear - Senior Developer & Team Lead Avanade Employee Review

2.0
Nov 12, 2018
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent to good salary (85K+ for sr. consultant) Decent training budget

Cons

- Project managers and scrum masters here have no technical background, but call the shots, not a team lead - High chance of getting stuck on a multi-year project and it's near impossible to get off, even after putting in 2 years. - Non-technical people are viewed as more important than software developers - They don't care if the work aligns to what you want to do, they will put you on any project regardless of your desired tech stack - Your boss won't be on the same project as you, will have no idea what you're doing day-to-day, but they still evaluate you. - Bills client for your overtime, but you are not entitled to any of that - Owner Accenture is held on a pedestal and can do no wrong - Frequently told you must put company first - lots and lots of internal politics - most projects are talked up to sound amazing but in reality are quite mundane

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Company really cares for their employees, development, and culture Recognition for good work

Cons

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2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The projects are really large so you'll get great experience. The benefits are good. The people are, for the most part, really nice at the lower level.

Cons

Always restructuring. You don't actually work for Avanade you work for Accenture under the name of Avanade. Accenture is always trying to absorb or downsize Avanade and even the execs don't have real power there. Plus all work and decisions are also controlled by Microsoft, so if they're doing extremely well then Avanade does and then Accenture fights for their share of the money in some shady way.

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