Bad experience - Senior Software Engineer Sage Employee Review

1.0
Jun 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Working on cutting-edge techs Nice location (Glories)

Cons

No realistic plans (management has no idea of what's next) HR asks to put good reviews on Glassdoor while you're quite new to the company (so they balance the real bad reviews) No real benefits in your salary package compared to HQ in UK (no free coffee/snacks, no Health Insurance/Pension Plan and many others)

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Sage Response
5y
I am so sorry to hear that your experience while here at Sage was not a positive one. We encourage all of our colleagues to share their experiences about Sage on Glassdoor, because we know that it is a trusted source for job seekers to find out what it is like to work at a company and hearing that perspective from new hires and our colleagues at a variety of stages of their career journey we think is valuable insight. Thank you for your review.

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Cons

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3.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Pay’s decent -Benefits are solid -The Sage Foundation feels like proper philanthropy -Some genuinely nice people -If you’re happy treating work as just a payslip and don’t mind things being a bit dull, Sage is actually quite a comfortable place to be. That stability is a real perk

Cons

-Far too many layers of middle management and general bureaucracy -The Ai push is getting a bit daft -Not especially innovative, so the work can feel quite uninspiring. I’m grateful to be employed, but if you’re after something more interesting, Sage will probably disappoint. That said, some people prefer it that way, fair enough -The office / hybrid requirements feel a bit pointless -Sage doesn’t tend to do layoffs, which is good, but it does mean there are quite a few people where you’re not entirely sure what they do. A lot of meetings, essentially. Even the positives come with trade-offs

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Sage Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful and balanced review. We’re pleased to hear that you value your compensation and benefits, as well as the work our Foundation do, among the areas you’ve highlighted. We also recognise the points you’ve raised around bureaucracy, innovation, and the pace and focus of change. Different people are motivated by different things at work, and it’s helpful to hear honest perspectives on how our structure, processes, and priorities can impact day‑to‑day experience and engagement. Feedback like yours helps inform ongoing conversations as we continue to evolve our ways of working, use technology more meaningfully, and improve the products and experiences we create for our customers. If you’re open to sharing further insight, we encourage you to do so through our Always Listening survey. Thank you again for your openness and for being part of Sage.
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