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HSBC GLT
3.2 of 5 163 reviews
hsbcsoftwaredevelopment.com Pune, India 5000+ Employees

HSBC GLT Reviews

Updated Jun 1, 2013
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3.2 163 reviews

                             

75% Approve of the CEO

HSBC GLT CEO and Head of Global Technology Centers Richard Farrand

Richard Farrand

(8 ratings)

70% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Best and worst company I ever worked.

Software Analyst (Current Employee)
Curitiba (Brazil)

I have been working at HSBC GLT as a contractor for more than 3 years

ProsGood overall environment
Friendly staff
Management always trying to satisfy the workers.

ConsOutdated tools and technics.
Some bad prepared leaders.
Decisions are made by political, not technical reasons.
Intern competition between the various GLT (Brazil, India, China and Malaysia)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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good company to work with culture wise but nearing stagnation presently

Senior Consultant (Current Employee)
Pune (India)

I have been working at HSBC GLT full-time for more than 3 years

Prosgood culture, work life balance.

Consnot much career opportunities stagnating presently

Advice to Senior Managementplease improve focus on growth

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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"Best Place to work with". Proud to be with HSBC Group.

Senior Software Engineer (Current Employee)
Pune (India)

I have been working at HSBC GLT full-time for more than 7 years

Pros1.Good Work Culture.Things are transparent.
2.Work-Life Balance. Flexi time.
3.If You are lucky,might get good quality of work and onsite.

Cons1.Monotonous work.You might have to be in same project for year after years.Which is frustrating some times.This is the main reason why people leave GLT.
2.Slow Career development & learning.
3. Salary is market average.

Advice to Senior ManagementBe flexible for job rotation. & career growth.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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over the years its loosing its glory, growth is limited.

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at HSBC GLT

Prosstable job, work life balance for some departments

Consless growth, less promotion less onsite

Advice to Senior Managementfocus on people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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It was quite good except of few projects

Senior Software Engineer (Current Employee)
Pune (India)

I have been working at HSBC GLT full-time for more than 7 years

ProsSalary hike is modest. Moderate learning opportunities considering the technology know how.

Conslot of politics. Senior people are only concerned about saving their own jobs rather than having any vision for the sake of company's growth.

Advice to Senior ManagementSeniors people should be thoroughly assessed on their performance.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Place to learn

Software Engineer (Former Employee)
Hyderābād (India)

I worked at HSBC GLT full-time for more than 3 years

ProsThe projects are good for a beginner where there is ample scope for learning. The working environment is flexible. The work place and infrastructure is also good.

ConsSalary was less. Opportunities to expand your career were relatively less.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Team Leader at HSBC GLT

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)
Pune (India)

I have been working at HSBC GLT full-time for more than 3 years

ProsFlexible timings
great work life balance
not a lot of work pressure
adequate comp and bonuses

Consslow growth
lot of Politics in management
lots of management layer
not much inter project movement options
authorotative onsite management
No for people who want to grow at length in technology

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Good work life balance in the company.

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at HSBC GLT

ProsGood level of business exposure

ConsNot much of intra-project movement

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Politics

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at HSBC GLT

ProsIf you just want to get a steady salary, HSBC is for you

Consslow growth, no promotions, no onsite

Advice to Senior ManagementToo many mgmt layers, too many processes... high level politics

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Senior Software Engineer (Current Employee)
Pune (India)

I have been working at HSBC GLT full-time for more than 7 years

ProsFriendly work environment. Not intense on deliverable. All in all an average company, if you are not too techie.

ConsCompany weighs good and avg performers equally. No ground breaking work.

Advice to Senior ManagementNeed to loose FAT. There is too much of redundancy.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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