West coast culture - Senior Software Engineer Barclays Employee Review

4.0
18 Nov 2009
Recommend
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Pros

It is great place to work for software engineers. Huge IT department with a lot of talented people. People are nice and team work oriented.

Cons

The company is becoming very large as a result of the merger with BlackRock. Role for each individual may become smaller.

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5.0
22 May 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work Life balance, 5 weeks vacation, unlimited sick days, friendly atmosphere, Great campus and facilities,

Cons

Pay and Bonus can be higher and on par with competitors. High loyalty tax. Low merit increases and bonus. Competitive but Loyal Long-term employees get demotivated and tend to quite quit.

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