Former Software Engineer - Software Engineer BASF Employee Review

3.0
31 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Big Organization - Lots of personal development opportunities - Challenging work - Good work / life balance - Good company culture

Cons

- Not very stable business - Poor resources for software development * Software development on a laptop with 8GB and only one screen! (no desktops) * Jenkins production server with only one slave - Poor benefits and pay (compared with other software engineer jobs) - Limited opportunities to go to conferences or external training

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5.0
2 June 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, good culture, good pay, good benefits

Cons

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4.0
5 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, working flexibility with hybrid schedule

Cons

Lack clear vision, great vacation policy but 0 coverage if you were out so could never be fully offline

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