Does Infinera pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Infinera employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Infinera. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Infinera?

86% of Infinera employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Infinera 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Infinera?

Senior Software Engineer (58) , Staff Software Engineer (30) , Staff Engineer (28) , Software Engineer (23) , Engineer (14) , Software Developer (14) , Principal Engineer (11) , Director (10) , Manager (10) , Senior Engineer (10) , Member Of Technical Staff (9) , Software Engineer II (9) , Senior Manager (8) , Senior Optical Engineer (8) , Senior Software Developer (8)

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

"2) Work life Balance is good depending on the team" ((in 90 reviews)); "The people are all great and easy to work with" ((in 83 reviews)); "Pay is good" ((in 46 reviews)); "Work culture is good in infinera" ((in 31 reviews)); "Just a great team to work for." ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Some mid level managers are terrible and have no proper management training." ((in 26 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and lacks stability at the moment" ((in 13 reviews)); "Horrible upper management." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Infinera redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Infinera redundancy and their outlook for job security at Infinera in 2026.

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Infinera

Acquired by Nokia

Infinera Reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(807 total reviews)

David Heard

86% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity and inclusion

4.1

Culture and values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

Infinera has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 807 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Infinera employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

807 reviews

5.0

6 May 2016

Good place to learn

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Fast growing, access to latest tech on the market. Environment for self motivated people. Flexible work time. Work from home

Cons

No vision for stuff development. No new starter on-boarding training's.

5.0

21 Mar 2024

Great company

Sales ops analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Mature company with great professional and kind people to work with. Company has a great future ahead.

Cons

Nothing to share at the minute.

3.0

8 Nov 2023

Good place to work

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible workplace and seldom challenging work

Cons

Confused management, nosediving share prices

Infinera Response

Thank you for your honest review. We acknowledge we have some improvements to make, and we have made this a priority this year. Our enhanced roadmaps are aligned to high growth market opportunities and focused on the solutions that matter most to our customers.

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