senior software engineer - Senior Software Engineer NetApp Employee Review

4.0
May 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

great people, challenging work environment, from director on down, it was one of the best work environments i have been a part of. i miss the great people there!

Cons

senior management comes and goes, there was a RIF every year, not merit based, but politicallly motivated there is so much energy wasted in dealing with the bloated upper management that it often results in missed opportunities. it is difficult to make strategic impact.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
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Pros

NetApp is a prestigious company, working for this company will be a great resume boost if you cannot break into top fortune 500 companies. Relatively easy to get into NetApp. Competitive pay.

Cons

Frequent layoffs. Understaffed which could equate to higher expected output.

3.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Amongst the top companies in the data storage industry = company stability.

Cons

If you'd ask me a year or 2 ago, I would have given the company 5 stars. But, as with most tech companies now, they've started to follow the trend of return to office, regardless of logic. There's little to no room for exceptions and the company would rather sacrifice productivity regardless if they know the hardships for people living in metros (one way commute to the NY or SJC office can take 2 hours one way!) - that and there's no commuter benefits. You have to pay out of pocket and live in fear of not receiving your bonus if you miss the "thrive together" quarterly requirements.

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