Is Shell a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Shell have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 27 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Shell employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Shell now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Shell .

Does Shell pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shell with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 27 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries and benefits at Shell .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (333) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (276) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (214) , Analyst (212) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (118) , Financial Analyst (111) , Process Engineer (106) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (89) , Sales Associate (89)

What are the pros of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and effective WoW" ((in 1463 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1005 reviews)); "Good pay and beneifts and I would have stayed longer if they were not moving the positions to India." ((in 783 reviews)); "Good culture but very dependent on location/team" ((in 689 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 674 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 233 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 163 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 135 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 92 reviews)); "lots office politics is there" ((in 75 reviews))

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4.4

99% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

100% approve of CEO

98% positive business outlook

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4.8

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Senior management

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

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System Engineer employees have rated Shell with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Shell is rated 21% above average by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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27 reviews

5.0

May 12, 2025

Good work culture

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture , no strict timing

Cons

Layoff after 2-3 years , so this is bad

4.0

May 4, 2025

Good

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people culture and work life

Cons

Lots of reorganisation happening around

4.0

Feb 17, 2025

Great work-life balance

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance for everyone.

Cons

No potential for growth. Stagnation.

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