Is Shell a good company to work for as a Lead Wells Engineer?

Lead Wells Engineer professionals working at Shell have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 33 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Shell employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Wells Engineer Jobs at Shell now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Wells Engineer interview questions at Shell .

Does Shell pay Lead Wells Engineer employees well?

Lead Wells Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shell with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 33 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 18.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Wells Engineer salaries at Shell.

How happy are Lead Wells Engineer professionals working at Shell?

76% of Lead Wells Engineer employees at Shell would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 56% in the past 12 months. Lead Wells Engineer professionals have also rated Shell with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (335) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (277) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (217) , Analyst (214) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (119) , Financial Analyst (113) , 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 effective WoW" ((in 1456 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1017 reviews)); "Good pay and beneifts and I would have stayed longer if they were not moving the positions to India." ((in 756 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 693 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 676 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 348 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 162 reviews)); "Slow career progression and lot of bias in promotions" ((in 132 reviews)); "Long hours and stressful occasionally Cyclical commodity boom and bust" ((in 132 reviews))

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Shell Lead Wells Engineer reviews

4.3

76% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

71% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Lead Wells Engineer employees have rated Shell with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Wells Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Shell is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead Wells Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Energia, estrazione mineraria, servizi di pubblica utilità industry (3.7 stars).

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33 reviews

5.0

Jul 10, 2025

Good

Well engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, people, training and opportunities

Cons

Boring work, not super inspiring

3.0

Jul 6, 2025

Overall

Lead wells engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ok to work at no big deal

Cons

Too many bad decisions by management

5.0

Feb 25, 2025

Great company to work for but really changing

Wells engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Shell has always been a company that treats its employees extremely well and offers excellent pay and benefits. The culture is also great. This appears to be changing and the culture is shifting towards the American oil and gas super majors.

Cons

bureaucracy and mediocrity. Shell has processes upon processes that make things very inefficient. it is designed to work on high-risk and high-reward projects, where the benefits of process outweigh the efficiency costs.

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