Not great for software engineers - Senior Software Engineer T. Rowe Price Employee Review

2.0
14 July 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Nice campus. - Great benefits. - Amazing retirement contribution matching (though the vesting period is long -- 5 years). - Good place to end your career before you retire.

Cons

You don't get a laptop. You get a virtual machine running on repurposed old on-prem servers. So slow and laggy that basic tasks are difficult. It's not like using a VM in Azure or AWS -- this is much worse. For example, there's dedicated packet capture hardware in the network path that adds a ton of latency to all traffic. The networking architecture looks like a Gordian Knot. Probably fine for people who only use Outlook and Chrome but not appropriate for software development. If a decent computer is important to you, do not work here.

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5.0
4 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Workflow was consistent. Never a lull in the day.

Cons

A lot of overtime, but it was paid.

3.0
12 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Total compensation is competitive, new hires are eager to jump in, and it seems like a company strategy is finally coming together. Things continue to move slowly though because projects from the loudest voice or most tenured associates tend to get prioritized and throw off critical investments into fixing data, process, and tech debt issues to mature our ability to market like it’s 2026 instead of 2016.

Cons

Too many bottlenecks to execution; If you’re seeking to make a meaningful impact, don’t expect it fast. Expect to navigate uncertainty while the company claims to help clients do this for their portfolios instead of helping associates to help clients — This is branded fluff for leadership without clear direction, driving teams to waste too much time and energy in meetings and boring demo decks every month to make being busy look like value by being the loudest voice, which is what you’ll notice many of the most tenured associates do best. Slides might look pretty but AI doesn’t make sense of this noise and clients don’t benefit from all the hours spent in PowerPoint. Unclear ownership leads to internal redundancies or team friction, on top of the inconsistent documentation and fragmented data siloes that are ironically impeding readiness for AI mandates coming from the CEO.

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