SAP Labs Bulgaria - low pay, no opportunities, paradise for coasters - Senior Software Developer SAP Employee Review

1.0
11 Aug 2022
Recommend
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Pros

* steady and stable work environment * there a lot of good engineers * good starting place for interns or for people without a lot of experience

Cons

* lower pay compared to other companies on the market * a lot of internal politics * bad middle management * at certain teams there is a lot of favoritism * very few opportunities for career development * usually decisions are made for political reasons instead of technical ones, which has a bad impact on the product * managers love and promote "talkers" instead of "doers" * depending on the team one can get stuck with legacy tech, making it unemployable in the long term * a lot of "coasters" and the company is fine with that * not a lot of work for senior engineers, thus most people leave after a certain number of years * the higher management does not know what it's doing * overall, the company is in decline and the higher management has no idea how to improve the situation * very frequent re-organizations * after each reorganization everything starts from scratch, thus a lot of effort is lost for no good reason

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
24 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people at SAP are genuinely nice, and the culture is generally supportive. The work-life balance is good to an extent, but when you're busy, you're BUSY. SAP is highly complex so expect to take a year to ramp up.

Cons

Only way to get a high salary is if you're hired externally. They do not reward employees who are loyal to the company. Closed opportunities often have to go through the Compensation Exception Committee, creating uncertainty around earnings. Prepare for constant change, whether that's solutions being removed from your sales bag, account shifts, territory realignments, or changing compensation policies. Quotas can be difficult to attain

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