Does CircleCI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CircleCI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CircleCI. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CircleCI?

60% of CircleCI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CircleCI 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

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

"Great people and no politics" ((in 25 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 13 reviews)); "The team is supportive." ((in 9 reviews)); "Competitive pay & benefits." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"3 rounds of layoffs" ((in 14 reviews)); "Dysfunctional leadership, no macro level product direction, hyper competitive space with no real organization strategy (beyond setting aggressive revenue targets), teams are hamstrung by CYA bureaucratic red tape and politics, technical debt never is allowed to be addressed, business model is entirely contingent on COGS." ((in 7 reviews)); "Management and HR are great about addressing these and coming up with solutions and opportunities to keep everyone happy and productive." ((in 6 reviews)); "People have had 5 or 6 different managers in less than two years, which is just crazy." ((in 4 reviews)); "no 401k match :( but makes up for it with other benefits" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about CircleCI layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(170 total reviews)

Jim Rose

66% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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CircleCI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

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170 reviews

4.0

May 16, 2024

Incredible Community - difficult times

Sales development representative (sdr) iii

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Pros

Truly loved the community and all of my coworkers and especially my leadership.

Cons

Lack of transparency from the board to literally everyone else including directors. So many times have entire teams been completely blindsided

3.0

May 7, 2024

Decent People, Poor Strategic Vision

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fair pay, good benefits. Good work/life balance.

Cons

They want to go public and are firm on being a single-point solution in a field where all of their competitors offer all-in-one solutions. This issue is exaggerated by the fact that they want to target enterprise buyers who prefer all-in-one solutions.

3.0

May 2, 2024

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The people are great to work with.

Cons

Management seems to pivot all the time, and needs a new strategy.

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