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

4.0

Nov 25, 2015

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great vision, smart team, massive market target.

Cons

Trying to earn early adoption for customers...

2.0

Nov 13, 2015

Mixed Bag

Senior recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits! Connectivity to leadership. Autonomy in role. Great mission.

Cons

Change exhaustion- the company is growing and lots of changes. This is creating lots of turnover and not cultivating resources.

5.0

Nov 11, 2015

Truly mission-driven

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Mission-driven company that sticks to its values, from the top down -Fun company culture and smart colleagues -Ambitious agenda and hardworking culture

Cons

-Sometimes work/life balance can be difficult to achieve -Growing pains of transitioning from a small, private company to a larger, public company

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