Item: Cruise
Rating: 5
Author: Current employee - Hostess

Question 1

Is Cruise a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Does Cruise pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Cruise?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cruise?

Accepted Answer

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)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"people here are smart and friendly and driven by the vision" ((in 100 reviews)); "Pay is good and higher than other places" ((in 89 reviews)); "Great benefits and WLB." ((in 62 reviews)); "Cruise has a good culture; a lot of people really care about the company and their work across departments and levels." ((in 52 reviews)); "From tackling tough eng problems first (urban driving in SF) to building great teams from the ground up" ((in 47 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"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 51 reviews)); "No Work Life Balance Things Constantly Breaking" ((in 40 reviews)); "Poor and/or inexperienced managers." ((in 24 reviews)); "Since the massive layoffs it's a different company" ((in 16 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Cruise layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Cruise locations?

Accepted Answer

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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