Good pay and benefits overshadowed by low morale and political dysfunction - Senior Software Engineer Citi Employee Review

3.0
19 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Good pay relative to Belfast market for senior SWEs - Generous benefits package - Large scale projects to work on across the application estate - Modern-ish tech stack

Cons

- Abysmal morale within the company despite making $3+ billion per quarter in profit since 2024 - Internal politics is a huge drag on getting anything done, frequently eels like teams work against rather than with one another - Average skill level of colleagues worldwide is poor, pervasive culture of managers whose main goal is to grow their "clique" in headcount terms over everything else, combined with RIF initiatives/headcount reductions at the expense of institutional knowledge, creating a toxic ambient environment (both encouraged by leadership)

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5.0
25 May 2026
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Pros

Great benefits. Everyone is friendly and helpful. They do more than just pay lip service to work life balance

Cons

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4.0
8 Jun 2026
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Pros

- Opportunity for Mobility and career growth, cross functional collaboration, global organization - Amazing mentors, colleagues and collaborative mindset - Volunteer Culture

Cons

- Mobility can be challenging w/o a sponsor. - Depending on departments, fast moving and may impact work-life balance. - depending on the team, you might encounter micromanagers or teams that may be selective with mobility. Though inevitable in some instances, if you are aware of team dynamics and team culture, employee could mitigate or manage/avoid this risk.

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