Is Audible a good company to work for?

Audible has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 923 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 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 improved by 1% over the last 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) , Software Engineer(Internship) (7)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 93 reviews)); "Good benefits and good WLB." ((in 60 reviews)); "office is well decorated and the free food is good" ((in 46 reviews)); "Has a good Work life balance" ((in 44 reviews)); "the pay is good" ((in 32 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 37 reviews)); "Senior management are C" ((in 17 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "no career growth" ((in 10 reviews)); "Morale here seems incredibly low, especially after the layoffs in Jan 2024." ((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 Audible locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Cambridge , New York , Boston , Newark

Audible reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(645 total reviews)

Bob Carrigan

53% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Audible has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 645 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).

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645 reviews

1.0

Sep 17, 2023

Headed in the wrong direction for a long time now

Sr. product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon compensation, free food and good people

Cons

Management is the worst I have ever seen in a company of this scale. Leadership is untouchable/unsupportive and out of sync with issues on the ground. I've seen the company go backwards on all the things it used to believe in from activate caring to inclusivity. Lately a lot of shady decision making has been happening with back-office teams that Amazon is not aware of. Audible has been unable to grow for 3 years straight now and has been blind to internal and external competition brewing, leading to them being in a very defensive position now. This is causing a lot of stress on the already broken systems and processes across the company that now have to support unachievable targets and I do not see it getting any better in the future.

Audible Response

2y

Thank you for sharing your view. We believe that open communication is critical to creating real, positive change. We also want our employees to be surrounded by colleagues that are compassionate and leaders that are inspirational. I invite you to reach out to your HRBP or manager to discuss your concerns. We’ll continue to listen and live up to our values.

1.0

Aug 3, 2018

Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice People working the ranks...

Cons

Just about everything else, place is an absolute joke. Its a mercy child of Amazon and proof of a monopoly at work. Senior leaders are insanely stuck as the CEO and the legacy group of hanger-ons run everything....into the ground.

2.0

Jun 1, 2017

Stuck in the mud

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive compensation and benefits Lots of talented people Extra curricular opportunities (sports leagues, Amazon conferences, volunteering events, Friday happy hours, and more)

Cons

It’s hard to develop new things in big organizations. Bureaucratic hierarchies moves slowly, and entrenched interests shy away from risk. In the most dysfunctional organizations, signaling that work is being done becomes a better strategy for career advancement than actually doing work (if this describes your company, you should quit now). These are not my words, but words from a famous Silicon Valley investor and it perfectly sums up what’s mostly wrong at Audible. The tech stack is archaic Java/JSP If you don’t have seniority, your ideas don’t matter Everything moves slow. Like REEEEAAALLLL slow. Interaction with different teams is painful Code reviews are a pain. Everyone is scared to push code. So, code reviews for a single file and a few line changes can take weeks.

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