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 top reviewed jobs at CircleCI?

Senior Software Engineer (14) , Software Engineer (13) , Account Executive (8) , Engineer (4) , Marketing (4) , Sales (4) , Staff Software Engineer (4) , Customer Success Manager (3) , Engineering Manager (3) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (3) , Support Engineer (3) , Anonymous (2) , Business Intelligence Analyst (2) , Customer Success (2) , Customer Success Associate (2)

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

"Great people and no politics" ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 8 reviews)); "Competitive Management" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"3 rounds of layoffs" ((in 13 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 8 reviews)); "People have had 5 or 6 different managers in less than two years, which is just crazy." ((in 5 reviews)); "no 401k match :( but makes up for it with other benefits" ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper management seemed wobbly and wishy" ((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.

What are the top reviewed CircleCI locations?

San Francisco , Denver , Boston , Chicago , Portland , New York , Washington , Austin , Los Angeles , Santa Clara , Seattle , Jacksonville , Miami

CircleCI reviews

3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(171 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 171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CircleCI 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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171 reviews

5.0

Jan 12, 2021

Good Opportunity

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great culture A lot of room for growth

Cons

Constant change Hyper growth You must stay on top of the technology

CircleCI Response

5y

Good morning, and thank you for spending time writing a review. We appreciate that you mentioned our great culture, as we continue to work toward making that a top priority. As the space continue to change and CircleCI continues to grow at warp speed (with constant change, as you mentioned), we're working hard to bring the programs and tools to ensure a continued great culture and environment for learning and growth. Thank you again for your review! Chris St. Pierre Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

5.0

Dec 18, 2020

CircleCI is a great place to work

Manager, customer success

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work and great leadership

Cons

Normal growing pains but that is part of the fun and overall journey. We cannot grow without facing adversity.

5.0

Apr 22, 2020

Best employer I have ever worked for!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Valued employees. Great culture. Amazing team.

Cons

None that come to mind.

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