Does Bungie pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bungie employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bungie. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bungie?

45% of Bungie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bungie 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bungie?

Contract Generalist Tester (8) , Software Engineer (5) , Test Lead (5) , 3D Character Artist (4) , 3D Artist (3) , Artist (3) , Generalist Tester (3) , Quality Assurance (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Contract Tester (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Intern (2) , Lead Designer (2) , Principal Character Artist (2) , Producer (2)

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

"Coworkers and leadership were all great people." ((in 29 reviews)); "Engineering team culture was excellent" ((in 16 reviews)); "Amazing coworkers" ((in 9 reviews)); "The work life balance is great I work 8" ((in 7 reviews)); "Thier games are fun to work on and the work environment is challenging but rewarding." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership has sunk the company into the ground." ((in 12 reviews)); "~Upper management is completely out of touch with the lower tier people in their departments, then feels qualified to make decisions on career affecting things such as layoffs and overtime seemingly without ever getting feedback from those supervising the employee and their team directly" ((in 11 reviews)); "Every other place I have worked had lower pay, longer hours, and would be ready to drop you as soon as the game launched." ((in 8 reviews)); "We end up with people in Lead positions in charge of a team of 0 or 1." ((in 6 reviews)); "Some managers are clearly unsuitable for their positions." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bungie layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Bungie locations?

Bellevue , Seattle , Chicago , Los Angeles , Kirkland , Redmond , New York , Dallas , Houston , Cincinnati , Lafayette , Renton , Atlanta , Chinatown , South Seattle

Bungie reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(148 total reviews)

Pete Parsons

21% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.3

Senior management

Bungie has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 148 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bungie employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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148 reviews

4.0

Jun 15, 2020

People are great, work-life balance is challenging

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Everyone at Bungie is passionate about what they do. Working with people who care makes all the difference and makes it fun to come into work every day - Leadership is genuine, approachable, and cares about feedback. - We have a lot of fun in the studio with parties and events - Studio culture is relaxed. Most game studios are which is refreshing coming from other industries. - Benefits are off the charts. I don't have to pay a cent from my paycheck for my family's coverage

Cons

- Work-life balance is challenging due to bad planning. Some groups work themselves to the bone with no relief - Studio structure is overcomplicated and confusing

1.0

Jun 4, 2020

The tools are extremely outdated as is the leadership.

Artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Obviously Destiny is a beautiful game but this is primarily because of the concept art teams. The company has an amazing concept art team and always has. However the content you see is built by massive teams. Each artist has to spend 10 times as long adjusting lighting, materials, and setting up engine specific files just to get anything to work. Artists are not happy with the quality but imports can take 20-40 mins just to see the smallest adjustments.

Cons

Artists thinking of coming to Bungie DON’T. The tools are extremely outdated as is the leadership. The majority of the leadership hasn’t built game content since before Halo Reach. Leadership knows so little about modern pipelines and workflows that the tools feel like they are from the 2000s. You will not be able to make modern art at this company. Even if you believe Destiny is a great looking game it doesn’t matter. It can take days to take a final textured asset and get it set up in the engine and working. Adjustments and troubleshooting will be the majority of what you do. Then leadership will claim the tools are improving but basic engine features can take 3-5 years to be built and by the time they are built they are already outdated. Bungie has one of the worst engines in the industry. Artists should not come here. The company is slowly losing it’s best people and relying more on outsourcing because they would rather outsource their problems than actually fix the engine.

5.0

Mar 12, 2020

Good Place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and good people.

Cons

Upward mobility can be tricky.

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