JLR Software Developer reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(113 total reviews)

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100% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated JLR with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 113 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. JLR is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manifattura industry (3.5 stars).

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113 reviews
2.0
Jun 30, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance is good. You will be able to leave your work at the office. Some of the coworkers are really nice people.

Cons

Managers are often assigned or hired into their position without having experience in what they will actually be managing, leading to situations that frustrate employees. Currently we have software developers reporting to people with no software/ engineering experience and after 2 UX/ design managers left, designers and UX professionals are now reporting to autonomous driving. Go figure. The number of managers in our office has reduced greatly, consolidating power around a few groupthink individuals who have made it clear they don't want anyone saying "no". Some managers were appointed without even interviewing against anyone else, leading to a culture of "kiss up, kick down" that trickles down into non-management positions. I've tried to reach out to HR about certain issues but only got continual dodging, a common experience for other employees. Now that person is leaving so who knows who will replace them - maybe the cleaning crew? Bottom line, the environment is toxic and morale is low.

2.0
Jun 6, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Semi flexible start/end times. Friendly team management. Relaxed office culture

Cons

No career progression information available. No training for new hires. No respect for lower employees from upper management. Bureaucracy ties down development, and essential tools are still in flux

5.0
May 25, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Very Relaxed Culture in Ireland Lots of opportunities to move around and forge your own Career path Get to work with lots of cool tech - on and off cars Free Professional Driver training Fantastic Work life balance Loads of out of work social activities Young Workforce No Hierarchical structure in Shannon If you're willing to take initiative you will be rewarded Can move up through the ranks very quickly - Dev's getting promotion to Senior levels and upwards after only 1-2 years in the company

Cons

Ireland site is having some growing pains, needs more structure - Startup culture Management can be quite reactive as opposed to proactive and strategic. Switching teams on a whim. Technical Leads are not good People managers

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