Very poor engineering culture, the company itself is mostly ok - Software Engineer Bayer Employee Review

1.0
Apr 21, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Salary, work-life balance, remote work

Cons

One of the worst engineering cultures I've encountered in my entire career. Incompetence, nepotism, micromanagement, false promises, and incredibly poor engineering standards. Managed by people who worked there for decades, seen nothing beyond it, and mostly care about visibility (meaning speaking loud, reason being a secondary concern) and "tech leads" with 3-4 years of experience (one becomes a lead based on location, but it has to be US).

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5.0
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Pros

compensation, team, boss, best technology, strong pipeline

Cons

bureaucracy, tough to influence change, slow to adjust, burn out,

3.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Better pay than other companies My team - full of hardworking and knowledgable individuals.

Cons

Leadership/Management - can be micromanaging at times and not a lot of guidance/resources being provided. Projects can change swiftly at Bayer, and most of the times there's no background context given. Work/life balance - asked to be "flexible" with schedule for last-minute requests, then criticized for having life/responsibilities outside of work. Also, these last minute requests reflect poor planning on management. Lack of team morale - seems like it's all work and not a lot of play. Burnout culture and not a lot of incentives to perform better.

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