Big company feel, good benefits - Software Development Manager SAP Employee Review

4.0
Mar 25, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Technology is evolving rapidly (at least in the Cloud based offerings) which is fun for the development community, the compensation and PTO time is good, and individuals can control their own pace to some degree (work/life balance).

Cons

SAP's culture is fairly process intensive, which can be a burden for some. The more we're intertwined with SAP (company was acquired through acquisition) the more siloed our roles are becoming. Some of that is natural in large companies. Technology is moving quickly, but many aspects are controlled and guided by central architecture which doesn't leave a ton of room for flexibility.

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