Opentext is a good place for a new or junior Developer to start - Senior Software Engineer OpenText Employee Review

3.0
12 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible in terms of in office / work from home. Officially it 3 days in office but most managers are very flexible. A lot of company events, easy going office atmosphere, well spaced out lots of space as many are WFH. Good access to online training for Developers. Like all big organizations you have to push your onw brand, very important

Cons

Big organization with a very large off shore presence , so job stability will be an issue in the next few years. A very hierarchal structure, lots of layers, Senior Directors, directors, Senior Managers , Managers, Senior Principal Developer, Principal Developer etc. Heavy focus on AWS ! No onsite Gym, reimbursement for Gym or health related expense is very sparse. Like many big organization there is the usual Career Development plans but as usual they never really get implemented or at least there is big push at the start then at the end.

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5.0
5 Apr 2026
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Pros

Friendly management, no hierarchy management , support for employees during sick

Cons

Kind of Still old rules for management

1.0
26 Jun 2026
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Pros

You get a paycheck. Some of the people are nice but don’t trust anyone.

Cons

Exec leadership is awful. Always putting out the positive party line but it is all lies. Products are so far behind competitors. No investment in product or marketing. Senior executive leadership team shuffles around their “good old boy” comrades to new roles instead of retiring them or holding them accountable. The internal politics with everyone back stabbing each other to manage up and keep their jobs. Leadership is just doing what the board chair tells them to do. It is all about self promotion vs doing the job. They like to blame the previous CEO but he has been gone a year and it has only gotten worse. OpenText likes to brand itself as top company to work for , I say STAY AWAY!

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