Great people but poorly managed - Senior Software Developer Scott Logic Employee Review

1.0
11 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people are incredible, very friendly and smart. Good graduate program that does a great job of training up consultants. The work is varied and can be really interesting, but there are a few examples of projects which you do not want to end up working on (and you often have little choice about this). The company is held together by an incredible group of Lead Developers who do so much for the company on project, but if they left, what little remains of Scott Logic would fall apart. I would maybe recommend this SL to graduates, but no one else.

Cons

The senior leadership team are driving the company into the ground. Over the last 3 or so years there have been minimal pay rises, a reduction in benefits across the board and changes to internal processes (like promotions) that make it harder to get things done. There has been a recent mass exodus of people but the owner of the company either doesn't care or is delusional about how bad morale is.

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Scott Logic Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We’re glad to hear your positive comments about our people, the graduate programme and the expertise of our Lead Developers. We’re sorry to hear your thoughts on your recent experience. We understand that changes to pay, benefits and internal processes can feel difficult, and we appreciate how strongly people can feel about these topics. We also recognise there are different views on leadership and morale, and feedback like this helps us better understand those perspectives. We appreciate you sharing your experience and wish you all the best for the future.

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