Does Parallels pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Parallels employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Parallels. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Parallels?

79% of Parallels employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Parallels 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Parallels?

Software Developer (8) , Manager (5) , Software Engineer (4) , Technical Support Engineer (4) , Account Manager (3) , Sales (3) , Software Development Engineer (3) , Support Engineer (3) , Engineer (2) , Program Manager (2) , Sales Director (2) , Senior Product Marketing Manager (2) , Team Lead (2) , Team Leader (2)

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

"Lots of great people learn from both engineering and management." ((in 20 reviews)); "In our country there are not much opportunities have both a good job and salary." ((in 9 reviews)); "career opportunity" ((in 7 reviews)); "Work life balance is great." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good environment, team and management." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Immature executive leadership in many cases." ((in 4 reviews)); "Communication is challenging" ((in 4 reviews)); "not that good career opportunities" ((in 3 reviews)); "bad training, unclear ways to grow in company" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Parallels redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Parallels redundancy and their outlook for job security at Parallels in 2026.

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Parallels Reviews

3.9

79% would recommend to a friend

(170 total reviews)

Birger Steen

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture and values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Parallels has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Parallels employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

170 reviews

4.0

17 June 2014

Very good company to work for.

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Parallels - Cross Platform Division: understand the need for and allows flexibility rewards smart and hard work management that supports and helps employes get the most from opportunities provides a Mac with Windows - of course! Has great products - truly best in class which makes it a pleasure dealing with customers

Cons

Could be more focus on personal growth and development

Parallels Response

11y

We appreciate your thoughts and comments. They are much appreciated.

5.0

26 Mar 2014

A strong culture, and very supportive senior executives. The hiring and induction process was extremely professional.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great culture, executives are open to innovative ideas, supportive leadership, strong vision. Parallels still has an entrepreneurial start-up feel and is a fairly flat structure. People are helpful, genuinely pleasant and inclusive.

Cons

No major flaws, the pros outweigh any minor cons!

2.0

5 Mar 2015

Getting Desperate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good opportunity to learn new skills and get international experience. Some good people there and a fairly relaxed atmosphere around review process.

Cons

Too many different businesses and technologies to have focus. Lack of vision from leadership leaves people wondering where the company is heading. General culture is depressing and dysfunctional.

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Jobs at Parallels

Staff Windows System Developer C++

Remote

USD 100K - USD 140K /yr

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Principal Account Manager

Remote

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