Is Shutterfly a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Shutterfly have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Shutterfly employees being 3.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Shutterfly now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Shutterfly .

Does Shutterfly pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shutterfly with 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.9% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Shutterfly.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shutterfly?

Machine Operator (50) , Customer Service Representative (36) , Software Engineer (31) , Photographer (29) , Manager (23) , Production Designer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Director (14) , Sales Associate/Photographer (11) , Senior Product Manager (11) , Core Photographer (10) , Senior Marketing Manager (10) , Data Engineer (9) , Product Manager (9) , Production (9)

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

"Great people with tons of talent and heart who enjoyed each other both professionally and socially." ((in 161 reviews)); "Good work life balance but don't have clear career plan" ((in 70 reviews)); "The job is interesting and has a good pay" ((in 60 reviews)); "Benefits were good and some of my co" ((in 60 reviews)); "Great coworkers and everyone works hard." ((in 32 reviews))

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

"poor management and not enough employee to do the task" ((in 64 reviews)); "There are plenty of BAD managers too." ((in 42 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and restructuring of the company" ((in 26 reviews)); "Long hours and not enough employees" ((in 26 reviews)); "There is no training." ((in 21 reviews))

Shutterfly Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.3

12% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Emily Whittaker

Not enough data to show CEO approval

2% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Shutterfly with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Shutterfly is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

2.0

Jun 25, 2026

Great teammates, but micromanagement affects work-life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a great place to work — talented, supportive teammates and a genuinely collaborative culture. The people are still the best part of the job.

Cons

Under the current management, micromanagement has become the norm and work-life balance has suffered. Engineers are given little autonomy, and there’s a persistent pressure to stay reachable outside normal hours.

4.0

Jun 6, 2023

Work life balance is good in tech

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team Work life balance is good

Cons

Career growth is limited due to more focus on optimization than growth

2.0

Mar 4, 2023

Poor leadership with no accountability

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of your coworkers are amazing and hard-working individuals. They do tend to use more modern technologies.

Cons

The leadership at Shutterfly made very poor decisions in 2022 and instead of taking responsibility for it, we ended up with large layoffs affecting many great people. They also took away all bonuses and all merit and cost-of-living raises (effectively a 10% pay cut). The CEO had the audacity to tell the employees "You didn't get bonuses because you didn't deserve it". For the future, the same leaders said they are "very confident" that 2023 will be better. Unfortunately, their only plan is to cut costs (staff) and then just hope. Meanwhile, they expanded the executive staff and said the employees need to give them a few years before judging their performances. This was said when many great people with decades of experience with Shutterfly were laid off.

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