good company to work for, great wlb, could have some improvements - Software Engineer Barclays Employee Review

4.0
Apr 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Solid company to work for. The compensation is good but could be better in terms of the bonuses. Getting a good team or manager is important to facilitate success. one great thing this company does well is work life balance. projects are never stressful, good learning opportunity as well

Cons

Projects can be a bit disorganized at times, especially when dealing with technologies that requires consolidation of teams outside of your country, i.e. emea or asia bonuses are on the lower end, should be higher some technologies and process' for making changes are a bit outdated

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Opportunities, growth, exposure to senior leaders

Cons

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2.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Can’t think of 1. Not even 1.

Cons

Pay is the lowest compared to similar company with the same role. Upper management speaks to staff with a patronizing tone; cutting them off, and talking down to them. At times it felt like they purposefully were attempting to find things wrong instead of working together as a team to meet objectives. Understaffed. Fully expected to do the work of a team of 6 despite being a team of 2 for example.

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