Is Code Ninjas a good company to work for?

Code Ninjas has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,252 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Code Ninjas to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Code Ninjas have been left by employees working as Teacher , Coding Instructor and Code Ninjas Sensei .

Does Code Ninjas pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Code Ninjas employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Code Ninjas. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Code Ninjas?

82% of Code Ninjas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Code Ninjas 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Code Ninjas?

Code Sensei (430) , Coding Instructor (86) , Instructor (64) , Lead Sensei (36) , Center Director (35) , Sensei (34) , Tutor (29) , Code Instructor (27) , Code Ninjas Sensei (25) , Teacher (25) , Assistant Manager (15) , Software Engineer (10) , Programming Instructor (9) , Director (8) , code tutor (8)

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

"Flexible hours and enjoyable to work if you enjoy kids" ((in 79 reviews)); "Management is great" ((in 40 reviews)); "good work environment and coworkers" ((in 38 reviews)); "Friendly Staff and customer base." ((in 29 reviews)); "The people teaching the coding was nice" ((in 29 reviews))

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

"low pay and have to deal with kids who misbehave and dont want to be there just as much as you." ((in 139 reviews)); "Was paid almost minimum wage despite being there longer than most other people and being a Lead." ((in 15 reviews)); "No benefits and wages are lack luster" ((in 14 reviews)); "Very demanding and rude managers" ((in 13 reviews)); "On the no training" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Code Ninjas locations?

Houston , San Diego , Austin , Sugar Land , Pearland , Naperville , Los Angeles , Chicago , Irvine , Edison , Frisco , Los Alamitos , San Marino , Encinitas , Ellicott City , Atlanta , Princeton , New York , Dallas , Katy , Orlando , Norwood , Cherry Hill , Phoenix , Kyle , College Station , Richmond , Costa Mesa , Ladera Ranch , Santa Clarita

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Code Ninjas reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,183 total reviews)

David Graham

84% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

Code Ninjas has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Code Ninjas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jun 25, 2026

Flexible schedule, but low pay and exhausting work

Code sensei

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible with schedule when you're a student

Cons

pay is minimum and job is exhausting at times

1.0

Jun 23, 2026

Welcoming to inexperienced hires but poorly organized process

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Receptive to hiring individuals with lack of experience

Cons

Incredibly unprofessional hiring and training process, with lack of communication from management.

5.0

Jun 22, 2026

Great starter job for high schoolers interested in STEM

Academic tutor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Starter Job for High Schoolers finding a job that is related STEM activites and camps.

Cons

I havent had any cons for this job yet

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