Is McAfee a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer?

Software Development Engineer professionals working at McAfee have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 90 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of McAfee employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer Jobs at McAfee now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer interview questions at McAfee .

Does McAfee pay Software Development Engineer employees well?

Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at McAfee with 2.8 out of 5 stars based on 90 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 25% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer salaries at McAfee.

What are the top reviewed jobs at McAfee?

Software Engineer (158) , Software Development Engineer (95) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , Technical Support Engineer (73) , Account Manager (29) , Director (29) , Manager (29) , Software Developer (27) , Inside Sales Representative (26) , Sales (25) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (25) , Software QA Engineer (24) , Senior Manager (19) , Senior Software Development Engineer (19) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (19)

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

"flexible and good work life balance" ((in 296 reviews)); "Great place to work and people are great" ((in 177 reviews)); "Good Benefits and HR policies" ((in 155 reviews)); "Product based company and work culture will be good" ((in 86 reviews)); "great team to work with all around good people" ((in 54 reviews))

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

"Poor management and their tech." ((in 118 reviews)); "3) Less salary compared to Intel salaries and other top companies" ((in 69 reviews)); "(But there are certain BUs which has very good managers and senior managers.)" ((in 53 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs of top performers" ((in 47 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 44 reviews))

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McAfee Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

94% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)

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85% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer employees have rated McAfee with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 90 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. McAfee is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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90 reviews

3.0

Feb 3, 2025

Good work place

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Remote working

Cons

Less hike and promotion Less employee benefits

5.0

Jul 18, 2024

Good

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work at

Cons

It has limited number of locations

5.0

Mar 9, 2024

Great work life balance

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Work life balance 2. Work from home 3. Exposure to latest technologies

Cons

Pay could have been a little more competitive

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