Is Groupon a good company to work for as a Software Engineering Manager II?

Software Engineering Manager II professionals working at Groupon have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 20 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Groupon employees being 2.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineering Manager II Jobs at Groupon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineering Manager II interview questions at Groupon .

Does Groupon pay Software Engineering Manager II employees well?

Software Engineering Manager II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Groupon with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 44.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineering Manager II salaries at Groupon.

How happy are Software Engineering Manager II professionals working at Groupon?

84% of Software Engineering Manager II employees at Groupon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 50% in the past 12 months. Software Engineering Manager II professionals have also rated Groupon with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.7 rating for culture and values and 4.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Groupon?

Customer Service Representative (176) , Account Executive (140) , Software Engineer (129) , Account Manager (119) , Sales (74) , Business Development Manager (61) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (60) , Manager (47) , Inside Sales Representative (45) , Merchant Development Representative (45) , Customer Support Representative (42) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (39) , Sales Representative (39) , Senior Account Executive (38) , Senior Software Engineer (35)

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

"Great people and very international" ((in 449 reviews)); "Great Culture and as long as you perform well you can pretty much be your own boss and do anything you want." ((in 339 reviews)); "Good work life balance and remote/hybrid" ((in 191 reviews)); "Good benefits (would be great with 401k match and more tolerable work envt)" ((in 123 reviews)); "Good salary and comms structure" ((in 97 reviews))

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

"management was poor and micro" ((in 323 reviews)); "Pay is low unless you're one of the chosen high ups and politics has everything to do with being chosen." ((in 151 reviews)); "The manager appeared inexperienced in leading interns." ((in 116 reviews)); "Senior Leadership and Technology is poor" ((in 113 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected with our day" ((in 73 reviews))

Groupon Software Engineering Manager II reviews

4.6

84% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Dusan Senkypl

84% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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Manager, Software Engineering II employees have rated Groupon with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Software Engineering II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Groupon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Software Engineering II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

May 31, 2025

Great Place to Learn, Grow, Collaborate and Have Fun

Manager, software engineering-ii

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Groupon is transforming into a modern local marketplace leader, leveraging distributed systems, AI, and cloud technologies. Engineers get hands-on experience across diverse areas like cloud platforms, AI-driven applications, scalable backend services, modern frontend frameworks, and infrastructure automation. Pace of change is fast, providing endless opportunities for proactive engineers to take ownership, drive innovation, and influence real business outcomes.

Cons

With so many exciting projects and technologies, prioritization is key — there’s never a shortage of impactful problems to solve!

2.0

Oct 23, 2024

Meh

Engineering manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

comradery - colleagues were always supportive and competent

Cons

management decisions, a cluster-fudge of bad decisions

3.0

Jan 8, 2024

No life other than work

Engineering manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities for learning. Great collaboration among the teams.

Cons

There is no uniform or transparent process for growth. Politics at the management level. Everything is the highest priority. There is no work-life balance at all.

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