Does Altruist (CA) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Altruist (CA) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Altruist (CA). This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Altruist (CA)?

63% of Altruist (CA) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Altruist (CA) 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Altruist (CA)?

Software Engineer (7) , Senior Software Engineer (6) , Product Manager (3) , Analyst (2) , Anonymous (2) , Operations (2) , Senior Software Engineer I (2) , Staff Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Altruist (CA) according to real employee reviews?

"Great, smart people" ((in 13 reviews)); "Competitive pay" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great coworkers." ((in 5 reviews)); "The office is beautiful." ((in 5 reviews)); "Decent benefits" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Altruist (CA) according to real employee reviews?

"Awful leadership." ((in 8 reviews)); "not the best communication, fast turn overs, sometimes left in the dark." ((in 5 reviews)); "This tells me that either the business model is bad or the CEO has no idea what he is doing or both." ((in 4 reviews)); "I took a pay cut because I was promised a bonus but they never paid out even once because the target was out of reach by a factor of 100." ((in 3 reviews)); "Recent layoffs included key subject matter experts, creating major knowledge gaps in critical systems and infrastructure." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Altruist (CA) layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Altruist (CA) layoffs and their outlook for job security at Altruist (CA) in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Altruist (CA) locations?

Culver City , Los Angeles , Dallas , San Francisco , Venice , Austin , Seattle

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Altruist (CA) reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Jason Wenk

64% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Altruist (CA) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Altruist (CA) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

85 reviews

5.0

May 5, 2023

Great place to work!

Trading

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has a vision and is making it happen!

Cons

None that I know of.

4.0

Mar 9, 2023

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Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A very good company to work in.

Cons

Work timing and work life balance could be better.

5.0

Feb 4, 2023

Great culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Altruist is very culture focused and put their employees first (or at least attempts to)

Cons

The direction and alignment of the company can sometimes seem muddy.

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