Is Standard Chartered Bank a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE)?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals working at Standard Chartered Bank have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 19 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Standard Chartered Bank employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) Jobs at Standard Chartered Bank now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions at Standard Chartered Bank .

Does Standard Chartered Bank pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Standard Chartered Bank with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 21.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) salaries at Standard Chartered Bank.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Standard Chartered Bank?

Manager (388) , Director (368) , Analyst (335) , Relationship Manager (325) , Associate Director (319) , Senior Manager (247) , Associate (243) , Business Analyst (178) , Intern (152) , Assistant Manager (137) , Senior Analyst (132) , Executive Director (118) , Specialist (111) , Associate Manager (105) , Senior Officer (105)

What are the pros of working at Standard Chartered Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Good Work Life Balance and Pay" ((in 1069 reviews)); "2. Very good culture that will help you to grow if you put in the effort" ((in 728 reviews)); "Benefits are good and generous" ((in 544 reviews)); "good people and feel stable." ((in 432 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and collaborative" ((in 329 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Standard Chartered Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries: Some say salaries are low and it's difficult to get promotions." ((in 295 reviews)); "Stock outlook is doubtful and strategy change/restructure management is poor." ((in 292 reviews)); "Extended working hours depending upon the situation" ((in 209 reviews)); "Very condescending and bad manager." ((in 134 reviews)); "Bad senior Management that doesn't care whether if you die working resulting in employees acting like they are working when senior management is around." ((in 68 reviews))

Standard Chartered Bank Software Development Engineer (SDE) reviews

3.1

56% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Bill Winters

59% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees have rated Standard Chartered Bank with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals have a good working experience there. Standard Chartered Bank is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals compared to other employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

19 reviews

2.0

Jul 19, 2025

Pathetic work-quality and no hikes

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great WLB Teammates are helpful Good work culture

Cons

No hike since last 3 years No coding standards are followed, there is no scale as well as you support only internal clients so very less learning

4.0

Jul 3, 2025

Scb salary

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice company if people leader is nice

Cons

Works on old technology mostly

3.0

Mar 28, 2025

Some teams are great to work with, Management not so much

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. There are a lot of interesting projects happening in the bank right now 2. They seem to be hiring at a decent rate as well.

Cons

1. Most people haven't have had hikes in over 2 years, so a lot of people have left. In addition to that, several contract-hires we laid off as well. 2. Management might be going in the wrong direction with retain talent and paying people fairly.

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