Does Castlight pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Castlight employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Castlight. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Castlight?

68% of Castlight employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Castlight 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Castlight?

Sales (14) , Software Engineer (11) , Director (10) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Manager (9) , Product Manager (8) , Regional Sales Manager (8) , User Support Specialist (8) , Customer Success Manager (7) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (6) , Customer Service Representative (5) , Lead Engineer (5) , Software Development Engineer (5) , Customer Success (4) , Marketing (4)

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

"The people are great" ((in 78 reviews)); "There is great leadership and mentoring from managers and even colleagues." ((in 33 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work life balance and colleagues." ((in 23 reviews)); "driven; solving a big and important problem; committed, passionate and smart team; a strong platform on which to grow" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Intermittent layoffs are disruptive to the workflow" ((in 11 reviews)); "And I’ll only mention the favoritism that is boldly expressed.." ((in 6 reviews)); "no upward evaluation mechanism leads to a cycle of bad managers promoting and/or protecting bad employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "High growth can result in lots of change and some long hours." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Castlight layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Castlight locations?

San Francisco , Charlotte , Sandy , Sunnyvale , Salt Lake City , New York , Dallas , Atlanta , Chicago , Austin , Mountain View , Boston , Lehi , Alexandria , Midwest , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Los Angeles , Greenbrae , Philadelphia , Remote

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Castlight

Now known as apree health

Castlight reviews

4.1

68% would recommend to a friend

(294 total reviews)

Maeve OMeara

90% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

Castlight has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 294 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Castlight 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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Reviews by job title

294 reviews

5.0

Jan 31, 2021

Honestly, the best company I’ve ever worked for!

Senior implementation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Castlight has been committed to my success from day one. The management team is compassionate and all of them are extremely effective leaders. The executive leadership team is diverse and genuinely interested at staying connected to everyone at all levels of the organization.

Cons

Other than the normal frustrations with tooling that come with managing a mobile app, I cant think of any notable cons.

4.0

Jan 28, 2021

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cohesive, smart team with a great mission

Cons

extremely reactive senior leadership team

4.0

Jan 20, 2021

Great Place to Work

Billing operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people who are professional, smart and have a passion for our mission. It is nice to be able to work for a company that is making people's lives better.

Cons

Would like to see more automation for certain tasks.

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