Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Employee Reviews for Software Engineer

Really good place to work. Nice working environment. One of the great leadership in the world. not much opportunities to grow after certain time you spend in the company. growth will Depending on the project also. hierarchy is well structured and you will get help in whatever sense you need it. Great working environment

Pros

One of the best IT Service companies to work at, Top leadership is really good, lot to learn and Great working environment

Cons

Salary will be little bit less compared to competitors, sometimes might have to work extra hours based on the stage the project is at.

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Worst culture and company to work for

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 27 April 2023

1.Employees will be treated like unsullied(GOT reference) to it's clients. 2.Career and Mental health would definitely be destroyed.3.Nobody cares what you do even if you are in the same project for 20yrs.

Pros

Stupid place with okay'ish salary and insurance

Cons

Worst culture

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Aweysome company

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Halifax, NS - 28 November 2022

Tcs is one of the best company I have ever worked. Pro:Good work-life balance once you complete your tasks. Con:Pay is little lessManagement is not that good

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Exploitative low pay workplace that will deceive you

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 19 September 2022

I was promised a big company as a client for software development. Turns out at this job they make you do excel work. They say one thing to you then do another. Also dont expect any raises to be in line with inflation or cost of living.

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Don't work here unless you just want to sit and wait out your career.

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Markham, ON - 21 January 2022

Don't work here unless you just want to sit and wait your career. I am speaking to new grads, find work where you learn skills. There is nothing to be learned here.

Pros

Average Pay

Cons

No learning for new grads. Lots of waiting to be assigned project.

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Non productive and toxic work culture

Software Engineer (Former Employee) - Canada - 17 December 2021

No career growth. You are just a billable body. There is no career path. This is another body shopping giant. No real management and no transparency. It’s good if you want a secure job without any progression. Work life balance depends on the project

Pros

Job security

Cons

Everything

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Innovative technical environment among team members

Software Developer (Consultant) (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 11 May 2020

Good company which takes care of its employees progress. Lots of training and modules available for self-learning and growth. Projects are mostly in insurance/banking industry.

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Nice place to work

Software Engineer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 8 May 2020

- Nice place to work and learning - Helpful Colleagues - No Work-life Balance - Good Salary - Poor/Biased Management - Lots of Opportunities to grow in various domain

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Completely subjective on your team

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 5 July 2019

Terrible company, avoid at all costs. My team made me sit in the lobby for over a month.

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Secure Job in company not much growth but good first job

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 18 July 2018

The company has mixed reviews. you ether get put in an amazing position with an amazing company or a terrible position with no growth. but you will get a job and you will get placed. and you have good job security (provided you're a hard worker). Overtime is expected from you. Good Company . make a relationship with your client managers because your direct managers don't keep in touch with you and they expect you to do everything on your own.

Pros

Free Food at meetings, Secure Job with competitive pay

Cons

No communication with management

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Software Development Engineer

A decent start, but not worth it in the long run

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 30 January 2018

TCS sends employees out to multiple clients across the GTA. They do not care about the employees career path, or needs, simply if the client has the role filled. Once the employee is in said role, TCS virtually doesn't exist, as long as the job keeps getting done. They teach the concept of "flexibility" to the employees stating that we must bend to the clients needs, which means staying late, working overtime without pay, or doing a job unrelated to the job signed up for. The pay and benefits are good, but you won't see a future with TCS. Every employee I know is still at the same position, and leaves within a year. Overall its solid if you're just starting out, but expect a cold mega-conglomerate with boring office work.

Pros

Good pay and benefits

Cons

Poor management, no future, poor communication

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Balanced work at TCS

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Montréal, QC - 27 December 2017

Its a balanced life at TCS with good job security, good management and friendly environment. Salary is as per servce Industry standards. I would recommend it to a friend.

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Awful place to work

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 15 June 2017

This company is full of false promises. They will hire you as a "developer" and put you in whatever role they need filled at that moment. And usually these roles have zero development involved so you are completely wasting your time as far as experience goes. They will continually promise to move you to a dev position as soon as it becomes available (but it never will). They will refuse to release you from your current project if you are unsatisfied with your role or work environment. Basically you are stuck doing whatever useless role they want you to do indefinitely. The only escape is quitting. I wasted a year of my life working for this company and have nothing to show for it. Find a company that cares about what their employees want, not just their clients

Pros

initial training process for recent graduates

Cons

lies, deceits, only care about clients needs not employees

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Management is bad and they lie to you

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 30 May 2017

They will hire you as a Software Developer and then put you in testing. No matter how much you ask them they won't give you development afterwards. DON'T apply here as a New Grad. They just know how to waste your talent.

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Horrible Place to work with 0 options for advancements

Software Consultant/Developer (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 17 April 2017

This is a great job to get 1 year of experience under your belt but that's about it. Most people who get hired might not even be given a software development position even though they are promised one. The pay is sub-par at best, 0 and i mean this 0 job culture.

Pros

None

Cons

Lots!

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Good starting job

Software Engineer (Former Employee) - Systems Engineer - 13 April 2017

It is a good place to start your career. An experience of how a big company culture works. If you have a good team you will learn alot under the supervision of good leads. The appraisal system needs a little work.

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Not the best company

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 20 March 2017

your experience at this company will completely depend on what project you are on. Because the company is Indian based, most hr processes, mandatory trainings, and social events will seem foreign and not applicable to. Salary and benefits were not on par with other IT companies. There needs to be an improved effort on focusing on respecting the IT workers within this company, I feel like all the effort that upper management makes is on pleasing the client with fast deadlines and cheap prices which lead to projects being rushed and workers overworked.

Pros

flexible hours

Cons

low pay

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Great work environment

Software Developer (Current Employee) - London, ON - 4 March 2016

TCS has given me the opportunity to work as software developer, it gave me a unique perspective into a consultants life.

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Stable job

software developer (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 9 January 2016

Depending on the project, the work may or may not be suitable to your interest and skills.Training encourages learning of different technologies.

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Good for Job security

Software Developer (Former Employee) - Brampton - 8 August 2015

Good to work with TCS. You have a freedom to work with different technologies. Secured Job unless you are under performer.

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Bad management, no room to grow

Software Developer (Current Employee) - Brampton - 17 June 2015

I have been on a client site for almost 3 months and still do not have a log in or a job to do. Others I know have already completed projects they were placed in and I have yet to begin any actual work. Avoid at all costs unless you have absolutely no choice.

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