Global company, but slow to change - Senior Software Engineer Autodesk Employee Review

4.0
4 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You can work on globally impactful products Work-life balance is good

Cons

Lack of accountability across teams Managers not held to a high standard Slow to change

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5.0
12 May 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, great people. Hybrid/Remote flexibility Offers sabbatical every 4 years

Cons

Restructuring and layoffs are common

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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