Remote/Utah Hostile - Software Development Engineer (SDE) Qualtrics Employee Review

3.0
Aug 10, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, good benefits, nice OFFICE perks (gym, lunch, snacks, soda, gaming), chill teammates

Cons

Absolutely, resolutely hostile to the idea of remote work. Dug in throughout the pandemic, telling everyone not to get used to WFH, refusing to extend any benefit or perk in that direction, and continuously bumping out the "return to office" date, screwing many new hires that moved to Utah/Seattle with expensive rent only to keep working remotely in that apartment. Hiring/Ratings/Promotions are rigidly done by committee and rubrics, which seems fair until you see how the system is gamed by those who know how to work it. This is a salesbro-centric company and everything revolves around the sales department. Engineering is an afterthought and the deep tech debt reflects that. Qualtrics was born and bred at BYU in Utah and desperately wants everyone to forget it, including all its native Utah employees. Political speech and activism is encouraged as long as it is the *correct* speech and activism. This is a company that promised its early employees a rocketship, then openly bragged about not giving them decent equity when they sold out to SAP.

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5.0
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Pros

Great growth and good culture

Cons

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3.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits and resources available for their employees. In-office perks include catered lunches 3 days a week, 2 days with grub-hub credits, and free snacks and coffee daily; alongside office events and parties. There is a generally positive culture amongst the overall company.

Cons

Their actual company leadership does not always make the best decisions and rather than prioritizing root cause issues that impact both the customers and employees' daily work, they would rather prioritize shinier items that give the illusion of innovation. This will trickle down to the employees in the form of stressed deadlines, longer hours, and frustrated clients and/or frustrated teams you may work cross functionally with that are client facing. Your actual experience at qualtrics is largely based on what team/job function you are in and who your manager is. Additionally, there is a glaring diversity issue that remains unaddressed with no real effort to hire more underrepresented people of color, leading to the high turnover rate of underrepresented minorities who are not lucky enough to have great managers.

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