Is Cruise a good company to work for?

Cruise has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,171 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 32% of employees would recommend working at Cruise to a friend and 13% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cruise have been left by employees working as Recruiter , Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer .

Does Cruise pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cruise employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cruise. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cruise?

32% of Cruise employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cruise 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cruise?

Senior Software Engineer (81) , Software Engineer (53) , Autonomous Vehicle Trainer (21) , Avto (21) , Autonomous Vehicle Operator (19) , Engineering Manager (18) , Staff Software Engineer (14) , Senior AVTO (13) , Engineer (12) , Manager (12) , Operations Coordinator (11) , Recruiter (11) , Avt (10) , Technical Program Manager (9) , Director (8)

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

"people here are smart and friendly and driven by the vision" ((in 101 reviews)); "Pay is good and higher than other places" ((in 87 reviews)); "Great benefits and WLB." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great culture and teammates." ((in 51 reviews)); "From tackling tough eng problems first (urban driving in SF) to building great teams from the ground up" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Poor management on a company scale" ((in 67 reviews)); "Poor leadership: Across the entire company but in my department specifically it was the worst." ((in 53 reviews)); "No Work Life Balance Things Constantly Breaking" ((in 41 reviews)); "Poor and/or inexperienced managers." ((in 23 reviews)); "Since the massive layoffs it's a different company" ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cruise layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Cruise locations?

San Francisco , Phoenix , Scottsdale , Sunnyvale , Seattle , Austin , South San Francisco , Bellevue , Saint Louis , Detroit , Houston , Mountain View , New York , Tempe , Dallas , Pasadena , San Jose , Portland , Atlanta , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Milford , Raleigh , Plano , Texas City , Jackson , San Diego , Menlo Park , Redwood City , Campbell

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3.3

32% would recommend to a friend

(940 total reviews)

Kyle Vogt

43% approve of CEO

13% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

Cruise has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 940 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cruise 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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940 reviews

5.0

May 20, 2019

Great place to work, tons of interesting problems

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Self-driving cars are a messy and exciting intellectual challenge. As an autonomous vehicle engineer, working on Planning & Controls, I enjoy coming to work every single day. Great benefits. Food, compensation, healthcare, even free rides in the Cruise car to/from work.

Cons

Workplace culture is a little bare-bones in implementation.

5.0

May 20, 2019

Welcoming and inclusive team experience over first few weeks at Cruise

Analytics professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong early support to ease into new role, intent to put in more structure as the org grows, recruiting focus to bring in talent Cruise needs in order to succeed.

Cons

Limited support around transportation, frequent office moves.

5.0

May 20, 2019

One of the Coolest Projects Ever

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) We're writing code for self-driving cars -- basically, we're making car-shaped robots more intelligent. If you don't think that's cool, you're probably too boring to work at Cruise anyway. 2) Relatively flat hierarchy so far. If you work here and want to contribute, you can definitely have impact. 3) Generous compensation (at least as compared to "frugal" companies like Amazon). 4) Free food (not unheard of... unless you're stuck at Amazon). 5) Free rides in robot cars.

Cons

Cruise is located in San Francisco and doesn't allow more than minimal telecommuting. This isn't a big deal if you live in SF already, but if you're located in the South Bay, it can be a big commute. Currently Cruise has an experimental shuttle to and from the South Bay, but it can add hours to your workday. As bad as Caltrain is, it's still faster.

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