Is CDK Global a good company to work for?

CDK Global has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 3,697 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 59% of employees would recommend working at CDK Global to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CDK Global have been left by employees working as Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Software Engineering Intern .

Does CDK Global pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CDK Global employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CDK Global. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CDK Global?

59% of CDK Global employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CDK Global 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 CDK Global?

Software Engineer (180) , Senior Software Engineer (92) , Senior MEMBER TECHNICAL (79) , Consultant (65) , Account Advocate (63) , Client Technical Analyst (53) , Member Technical (52) , Manager (39) , Implementation Consultant (37) , Product Manager (37) , Associate Software Engineer (36) , Project Manager (34) , Analyst (33) , Director (31) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (26)

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

"Good work life balance (it's easy to look busy and do nothing)." ((in 347 reviews)); "There are many great people here and we have amazing clients who are very loyal to CDK and are the best part of the job." ((in 306 reviews)); "Benefits are good if you last" ((in 163 reviews)); "Good culture and work planning" ((in 146 reviews)); "Pay is good for what you do and the unlimited days off is nice" ((in 134 reviews))

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

"Management was poor and not on the same page." ((in 239 reviews)); "Too many layoffs" ((in 167 reviews)); "Managers don't understand the job or how long doing it right takes and are very out of touch." ((in 95 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 91 reviews)); "Unfortunately this means that we are left with poor leadership across P&E as a result of naive newcomers." ((in 73 reviews))

What are employees saying about CDK Global layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed CDK Global locations?

Seattle , Hoffman Estates , Portland , Detroit , Austin , Chicago , Cincinnati , Norwood , Valdosta , San Jose , Salt Lake City , Atlanta , New York , Destin , Dallas , Hoffman , Los Angeles , Houston , Lynnwood , Niceville , Boston , Charlotte , Arlington , Hilliard , San Francisco , Miami , Hoffman Est , Schaumburg , Phoenix , Raleigh

CDK Global reviews

3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(3,399 total reviews)

Brian P. MacDonald

49% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

CDK Global has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,399 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CDK Global employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

1.0

Jun 22, 2018

Politics and vapor ware win over Innovation

Software engineer

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Pros

There’s good potential in the automotive tech space for innovation in which the company participates.

Cons

I worked for the company over a number of years during which CDK lead in online innovations among its competitors. About two years ago a devisive, highly political CTO was appointed and the health and well being of the technology crew went consistently downhill. Tantrums at meetings, no long-term strategy, bullying and jockeying to be on tiger teams, and rollbacks of agile and continuous delivery contributed to the decline of the environment. Big software announcements were made publicly for software that wasn’t developed, then tiger teams assembled to make it real. In the midst of the technology swirl, each year brought a more stripped down version of healthcare than the last (it was the worst I’ve experienced in my professional career). I left and found a tech job in Seattle with a 35% pay increase, a great healthcare plan, and a smart local team to work with.

1.0

Oct 23, 2018

Ran By A Team of Modern Day Gordon Gekkos.

Anonymous employee

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There once was decent insurance, a pension, IRS limit mileage reimbursement, carry over vacation, management that cared about employees and clients over profit...I could go on and on. It’s all gone now.

Cons

Corporate raiders swooped in the moment we spun off from ADP to install their puppet CEO and his henchmen. Almost all benefits are gone...In fact, they don’t even call them “benefits” anymore...They are called “rewards”. Turnover rampant, except at the very top. Unable to hire and retain decent people because they treat employees so poorly. Gave up caring anything about clients and employees a while ago. Now it’s just about profits...Shipping support and development jobs overseas to employees who are completely clueless about how the automotive business actually works in North America. Clients constantly upset over billing issues, the worst support ever and being lied to by telling them “everything is going great”. The snake is rotten from the head down.

1.0

Sep 20, 2018

Very Very Bad.

Website designer

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Pros

There's bagels, if you like bagels.

Cons

Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate. Hate.

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