Is Shell a good company to work for as a Data Engineer?

Data Engineer professionals working at Shell have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 85 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Shell employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Engineer Jobs at Shell now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Engineer interview questions at Shell .

Does Shell pay Data Engineer employees well?

Data Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shell with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 85 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Engineer salaries and benefits at Shell .

How happy are Data Engineer professionals working at Shell?

67% of Data Engineer employees at Shell would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 5% in the past 12 months. Data Engineer professionals have also rated Shell with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (334) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (276) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (215) , Analyst (212) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (118) , Financial Analyst (111) , Process Engineer (106) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (90) , Sales Associate (89)

What are the pros of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and interesting" ((in 1476 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1015 reviews)); "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move." ((in 777 reviews)); "Good culture but very dependent on location/team" ((in 704 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 681 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"1. Poor management emphasizes in results solely from data analysis rather than quality or focusing in listening to subordinates" ((in 349 reviews)); "Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 226 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 161 reviews)); "Career Progression is slow and may lag behind peers in the industry" ((in 133 reviews)); "Long hours and stressful occasionally Cyclical commodity boom and bust" ((in 131 reviews))

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Shell Data Engineer reviews

3.5

67% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

37% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Data Engineer employees have rated Shell with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Shell is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Energia, estrazione mineraria, servizi di pubblica utilità industry (3.7 stars).

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85 reviews

3.0

Feb 23, 2025

Salary Data Engineer

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Hybrid model

Cons

Too many people hired and too many unnecessary positions, no quality control Slowly behaving like a service company

5.0

Jan 20, 2025

Good company

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

wok culture work life balance

Cons

growth level not fully IT based

3.0

Jan 2, 2025

Suffering from corporate politics

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very comfortable, opportunities to collaborate with huge players and really drive innovation

Cons

Politics are a part of any large company but the level at Shell has really outgrown itself. Hard to get anything done with there is a reorganisation every 2-3 years.

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