Is Audible a good company to work for?

Audible has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 925 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Audible to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Audible have been left by employees working as Software Development Engineer Intern , Director and Customer Service Representative .

Does Audible pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Audible employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Audible. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Audible?

58% of Audible employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Audible 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Audible?

Software Engineer (41) , Software Development Engineer (33) , Customer Service Representative (18) , Manager (13) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (13) , Director (12) , Software Development Engineer Intern (12) , Marketing (11) , Product Manager (11) , Software Development Engineer II (11) , Intern (9) , Senior Product Manager (9) , Working Student (9) , Senior Manager (8) , Analyst (7)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 94 reviews)); "Good benefits and good WLB." ((in 58 reviews)); "office is well decorated and the free food is good" ((in 50 reviews)); "Has a good Work life balance" ((in 48 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Senior Leadership / Directors should be held accountable for everything they do and say." ((in 39 reviews)); "Senior management are C" ((in 15 reviews)); "no career growth" ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 9 reviews)); "Layoffs were often seen as disproportionately affecting individuals considered “outsiders.”" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Audible layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Audible locations?

Newark , Cambridge , New York , Jersey City , Boston , Los Angeles , San Francisco , San Jose , Pompton Plains , Chicago , Herndon , Saint Louis , Astoria , Brooklyn , Saginaw , Mexico , Dallas , Culver City , Tracy , Providence

Audible reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(646 total reviews)

Bob Carrigan

53% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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Audible has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Audible employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

646 reviews

1.0

Mar 29, 2021

Salary not at par with peer SDE in Audible or Amazon

Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

less technical oriented challenges, less pressure and focus on deliverables

Cons

no career growth, not much opportunity in tech

Audible Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to submit your review. We’re disappointed to hear about your experience. We’ve created tools and resources to help employees map out a fulfilling and successful career at Audible with our ‘Your Career Journey’ program. This program empowers and encourages employees to explore internal mobility and career growth opportunities. Compensation decisions are also taken seriously by our management team to ensure fairness. We regularly benchmark our pay ranges against peer companies using survey data sources. We look both outside and inside the company to make sure our ranges reflect market changes. Our total compensation ranges align Audible and Amazon, and are influenced by this published competitive market data and also by our own internal pay metrics. We encourage you to reach out to your manager to have a discussion and if you have additional questions, please connect with your HRBP.

5.0

Mar 29, 2021

Supportive

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth, Learning, supportive senior engineers

Cons

Haven't found any Con yet, will update if any.

Audible Response

5y

Thank you for your feedback! It’s important to us that Audible has a welcoming atmosphere for our employees and it’s great to hear that you feel it. We wouldn’t be able to have a positive culture without people like you. Thanks for helping make Audible a great place to work.

4.0

Mar 26, 2021

Good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Size, culture, regional team spirits

Cons

Move in leadership, lack of visibility long term strategy

Audible Response

5y

Thank you for your alumni review. We realize that our rapid growth and the changes to our internal processes can be unsettling. We like consistency too, but when we make a change it’s for the purpose of preparing Audible for the future. Growing pains may accompany these changes, but they’re a necessary and challenging part of innovating on behalf of our customers. We appreciate the feedback on your experience working with us.

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