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You Can Never Leave - Senior Software Engineer Tata Consultancy Services Employee Review

1.0
23 June 2024
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Friendly co-workers. Friendly culture. Lots of diversity in projects.

Cons

Once you leave you can never return. I worked for TCS for nearly 8 years and went from making 72k/year to 91k/year. At a senior level I should have been making far more. The pay is sub par. As a Senior Software Engineer I made under 100k/year.

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5.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good team to work on challenging projects

Cons

sometimes need to stretch overnight due to team's timezone

3.0
19 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Large client base. Talented people, have "cracked the code" on offshoring development and support.

Cons

For anyone used to working in US-based firms, the culture and politics will be difficult to understand and navigate. Internal policies and systems focus on the offshore delivery center model. Roles in the US do not fit into that mold, and obtaining approvals for simple expenses can require weeks and insanely high approval chains given the size of TCS. I needed approval from a global division head (a CEO direct-report) just to pay for a short training course. Missions of different departments are not clearly defined, so overlap and conflict are common.

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