Not a good place to grow as a Software Engineer - werkgeversreview Software Engineer bij CERN

3,0
3 jul 2019
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

+ Very Good Salary + Very Good Health Insurance + Very Good Work-life balance + Having a restaurant, a bank and other facilities inside the working place + Some nice events organized by the department/group + Multicultural environment with nice people + A lot of vacations

Minpunten

- Poor management or no management at all - Lack of leadership - Lack of feedback - Lack of monitoring - Although there are some very good/smart people who are worried about getting things delivered, a lot of them are just simply lazy and seems nobody cares about it - Lack of ambition and exigence - A lot of legacy applications with very old technologies which don't give any added value to the people maintaining them. This is very important to mention since most of the CERN contracts are of the type limited duration, so, after 1 or 2 years working at CERN you must start searching for a job... - Lack of software development - A lot of support/maintenance - High turnover - Difficult to get things done (a lot of dependencies on other people from other sections)

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5,0
22 apr 2026
Anonieme werknemer
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

The employment process is very smooth and supportive. The technical team interviewed me for technical skills, and the HR is very supportive and helpful. Especially I haven't been employed by CERN previously, so I have a lot of questions. The employment team is very helpful and answered all my questions patiently. Also I like the job and my work very much.

Minpunten

Maybe the primary communication method could be email instead of phone calls? I sometimes miss phone calls, but will check every email.

1
5,0
16 okt 2025
Anonieme stagiair(e)
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

Interesting work and projects Talented work force Lots of opportunities to learn

Minpunten

Expensive area Should learn French to an intermediate level

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