28 Oct 2017
Software Innovation Senior Software Engineer reviews
3.7
68% would recommend to a friend
Torstein Harildstad
100% approve of CEO
68% positive business outlook
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3 reviews
5.0
1 Sept 2013
Have been part of this company for 3 years. Very employee friendly environment with very good employee package.
Current employee, more than 3 years
Bengaluru
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Pros
It is a Norway based company . So work pressure is almost Nil. Most of the time they will be on vacation so our work load in Bangalore will be very less. We have annual bonus ( outside CTC) and 3 year and 5 year bonus. At the end of 3 year 20% of CTC and at the end of 5th year 40% of the CTC will be given.It is a product company and Microsoft technology oriented. Apart from this there are other benefits like mobile, broad band, lunch snacks etc. outside the CTC. Managers are very employee friendly and down to earth. I never seen such kind of managers in my career. Norwegian people are very kind and they understand our problems easily . Good opportunities are given for Non performing resources.
Cons
Onsite opportunities are almost Nil. Norwegian people visit very often to Bangalore. But we won't get any opportunity to go there. If you keep asking they will send you for 3 weeks. It is a small size company of 70 people. They are very stringent when it comes to stationary like envelope, head phone, Identity card holder etc. You need to argue a lot to get 1 piece. Cab facility is limited. There is no scope for new product development. They don't do any job rotation inside the company. While joining itself needs to get into good team where technical challenges are there. There is no specialized HR to listen and address employee concerns.Since Mangers are very flexible we don't see as a problem now.
1.0
25 Aug 2013
Recommend
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Business outlook
Pros
They pay you very well. Provide cab (but you need to pay). 9-6 job. Employee benefit package is too good (almost 38 lacks insurance is covered for each employee). Architects in Bangalore conduct nice training sessions to everyone. Mobile bill, Internet bill reimbursement, Mobile purchase reimbursement etc..etc.. Bonus in every 3yrs and 5yrs.
Cons
No flexi timings. Very adhoc work culture. No onsite opportunity. Company runs on only 2 products. No new products being developed and no such plan of development. Do not entertain open source tools and technologies. There is a restriction on some technology. They say they work on latest cutting edge technologies. But its restricted (or rather very biased). Role definitions are not clear and role change is very difficult. They have done really well in product design. They have built custom web framework like asp.net. They have their patented language. But you don't get product training. Also your work is to either fix the bug or a small enhancement work. Some managers in Norway are not transparent. They do not communicate very often with the employee. Instead they talk to the people managers who screw up everything. Appraisal and bonus are not transparent. People managers in Bangalore are the worst. There is only one HR. She does not give the proper feedback about you when you move out. You don't get last salary and all other letters immediately.
