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      UBS Software Developer reviews

      3.9

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (448 total reviews)
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      Sergio P. Ermotti

      85% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Senior management

      Software Developer employees have rated UBS with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. UBS is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Finanza industry (3.7 stars).

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      448 reviews
      2.0
      Mar 14, 2010

      Nice work/life balance, bad career perspectives

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work/life balance Possibility to take leaves and flexible time Good direct manager IT processes are structured and organized

      Cons

      Politics is rampant, any career advancement involves playing the political game, and even if you don't, a lot of energy is drained on it From middle management and above, people don't seem to have a clue about technology, feedback from the "trenches" is not sought and the rationale behind decisions seem to completely lack any technical merits Technology is old, outdated and there are huge resistances to adopt anything new or look into alternatives to cut cost (such as Open Source, for instance)

      2.0
      Nov 22, 2009

      Beauracratic Process

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great technologies but generally bogged down in "perfect" technical solutions rather than actual

      Cons

      Mangled with over engineering to the point of being useless.

      4.0
      Jan 8, 2009

      Bright people, collaborative environment, good work life balance, but...

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In the business aligned technology groups there are a lot of really bright people working on a wide range of projects using a wide range of technologies. Within IT at least, there is excellent work life balance and a strong collaborative culture, which helps make working that bit more enjoyable.

      Cons

      As a bank, the IT function is huge, so you do get the feeling of being a small fish in a huge sea. Whilst communication and teamwork within the immediate group is good, it can often be hard to see the bigger picture, and cross-division collaboration can be painful. Plus given that UBS was formed through a series of mergers, there is a lot of legacy stuff lurking around.

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