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 80 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 34 reviews)); "There is great leadership and mentoring from managers and even colleagues." ((in 28 reviews)); "very smart team in HQ" ((in 25 reviews)); "Good work life balance and colleagues." ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Recent layoffs put a damper on company morale for sure." ((in 10 reviews)); "It’s all playing favoritism." ((in 6 reviews)); "no upward evaluation mechanism leads to a cycle of bad managers promoting and/or protecting bad employees." ((in 5 reviews)); "Please miss so much work!!!" ((in 4 reviews)); "CEO uses bullying and fear based leadership and is terrible at org building and people management." ((in 2 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

Castlight reviews

4.1

68% would recommend to a friend

(294 total reviews)

Maeve OMeara

90% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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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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294 reviews

5.0

Nov 5, 2013

Strong growth, great culture, and exceptional talent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Castlight has hired an incredible team across functional areas who is aligned with our mission to bring consumerism to health care, and the company continues to grow at a rapid pace

Cons

Corporate strategy and senior level decision-making have been opaque in the past, but employee communications have improved over the last year

2.0

Feb 16, 2012

Pressure cooker, calls at night and weekends

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very well funded for a start up. Some of the original employees are on a holy mission to change American health care.

Cons

Easy to drown in all the data they are trying to swallow. Some of the original employees are on a holy mission to change American health care.

1.0

Aug 13, 2024

Not for you if you belongs other than Aandhra or Telangana state

Technical lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are from AP or TS state , hopefully you will get something but only if they find you in good list. Nothing for other States

Cons

If you are belongs to state like MH/UP/MP/CG/BH/OR/HR/PB/DL etc don’t even think about this company,If you speak Hindi you are done , they will not listen to you and they will not support you including HR/DM/IT team/ FINANCIAL TEAM even not US leadership

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Not for you if you belongs other than Aandhra or Telangana state

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