Great place... if you can deal with the politics - Full Stack Engineer CERN Employee Review

2.0
20 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Learning opportunities - Really good work life balance (6 weeks of PTO/year + 2 week Christmas shutdown) - Good colleagues - Interesting work

Cons

- Very limited job mobility - Lots and lots of favouritism (not a meritocracy) - Pray that you get a good supervisor, as that will make or break your experience in working at CERN

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5.0
22 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The employment process is very smooth and supportive. The technical team interviewed me for technical skills, and the HR is very supportive and helpful. Especially I haven't been employed by CERN previously, so I have a lot of questions. The employment team is very helpful and answered all my questions patiently. Also I like the job and my work very much.

Cons

Maybe the primary communication method could be email instead of phone calls? I sometimes miss phone calls, but will check every email.

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5.0
16 Oct 2025
Anonymous intern
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting work and projects Talented work force Lots of opportunities to learn

Cons

Expensive area Should learn French to an intermediate level

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