Still a great place to work, with a word of caution. - Software Development Autodesk Employee Review

3.0
30 Sept 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Co-workers are passionate and civilized , good company benefits, working atmosphere is stimulating. Company has an excellent environmental policy, great and beautiful locations.

Cons

When employees are already putting a lot of hours, If the middle manager wants to look good, you might be under a lot of unnecessary stress. Difficult to control and talk about career path. Also, In recent years, work efficiency has improved but the technical services to employees did not scale, waiting too long and too much red tape for things to be setup correctly.

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5.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good WLB Low Turnover Rates Interesting Projects/Work Full Benefits + 401k

Cons

Medium Pay, Not Amazing Stock Packages

2.0
12 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The individual contributors, your peers you work with day in and day out are fantastic people! At the IC level, for the most part, it feels like everyone is in the fight together. The work/life balance is good depending on which business unit/team you're aligned with. The benefits are pretty solid, especially the 6 week sabbatical.

Cons

Autodesk moves at the pace of a snail, very slow to take action on anything. Selling is very difficult with all the undocumented approvals, processes, red tape and very few people are willing to actually help! Leadership doesn't care about the people their decisions impact. Feedback is rarely listened to and acted upon. Pay is terrible compared to competitors in this space. Autodesk has embraced a ton of change over the last few years with new marketing, sales and IT leadership and it shows. They are not shy in showing their desire to be the next Oracle at the expense of their people. They are constantly changing tools, processes, people, roles, you name it so you feel like you're under water constantly. Lipstick on a pig.

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