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

1.0

Sep 30, 2016

Not a good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Located in financial district Will feed you at least once a week if you like that sort of thing (my preference was to get out for an hour) Plenty of celebrations that include booze (if that's your lifestyle; not mine). You don't even have to go anywhere; they will do it in the office!

Cons

This place is chaotic and negative. The CEO is a very nice man & a good cheerleader, however, he's a psychiatrist turned CEO. Enough said. The company is still in 'start up mentality' even though they have been in business over five years. There are a few solid executives. There are more 'booze filled events' (on and off premises) than I have ever seen at a serious place of employment; interesting way to spend shareholders' money.

3.0

Aug 8, 2016

Great employees, need a lot of help with Ops and Product

Product

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, employee-focused culture, diversity, great mission.

Cons

May have changed now but they didn't care much about employee prof development. The same 4 ppl get promoted every 6mos while the rest that are actually doing the work are held to a difft & tougher standard. Consultant culture is what led to the demise of the company.

5.0

Jul 19, 2016

A good company in general

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance; friendly working environment; smart people

Cons

Two many tools too many platforms...not consistent throughout the company which makes it difficult to communicate and work around the different teams

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