Paytm Senior Software Engineer Reviews

Likes

Work life balance and salary hike on joining is much better as per other company standards.

Dislikes

Job security: As such not available, in every town hall meeting, VSS will ensure nothing to be worried orbit just after 2 weeks, silent layoffs would start every year in multiple rounds. First you'll be transferred to other teams, consider yourself as first target in next layoff list. Sustaining 1 year is easy, but from next year onwards, all team members would be worried for the list. Appraisal: Average appraisal would not even beat Indian Govt. inflation %age. If luck would get somewhere around 8-15%. In my team, many received appraisal ranging from 2-5%. Management: If for some reason you're transferred to OCL team for client projects, you'll see nothing available.....Read More

Work Details

Work policy: Depends on manager, for past 3-4 years, it was WFH, management now considering for full time WFO.

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

1. Good projects and exposure to learning new technology 2. Folks within the team is supportive

Dislikes

1. Engineering managers are two-faced; they act nice to your face but behave differently behind your back. 2. The company culture is not good; managers pass all their pressure onto the team. 3. There are no real perks for employees; benefits are only available if you're high up in the hierarchy. 4. Everyone is focused on job security and afraid of higher management. 5. Loyalty is not valued; long-time employees are easily replaced by people referred by higher management....Read More

Likes

Good for compensation but you never know when without reason company fire you.

Dislikes

Firing cost cutting without any performance review. just review your salary and fire the one whose package is high.

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

1. Good work environment 2. No micromanagement 3. Good work life balance

Dislikes

1. Company is not in good shape 2. No job security in recent times 3. Don’t expect good growth

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

NA

Dislikes

Short term charter based hiring (contract hiring in the shadow of full time) , once the task is done , daily threats of layoff and PIP , constant environment of layoffs

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Likes

Work life balance, good culture, no restrictions for leaves, learnings.

Dislikes

Layoff, pip culture, sudden wfo implementation.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Nothing

Dislikes

Bad culture, stupid management. They have no idea what/how their team requires and have hardly any meeting where a threat to an employee's job isn't made.

Work Details

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Good place to increase your learning

Dislikes

Low pay.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.