Is Motional a good company to work for?

Motional has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 517 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 9% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Motional to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Motional have been left by employees working as Intern , Engineer and Software Engineer .

Does Motional pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Motional employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Motional. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Motional?

69% of Motional employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Motional 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Motional?

Software Engineer (51) , Engineer (31) , Senior Software Engineer (29) , Senior Engineer (26) , Intern (16) , Autonomous Vehicle Operator (14) , Principal Engineer (8) , Human Resources (5) , Program Manager (5) , Vehicle Operator (5) , Director (4) , Machine Learning Engineer (4) , Manager (4) , Principal Software Engineer (4) , Senior Technical Program Manager (4)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "off and benefits are good" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great work life balance: The company offer flexible working hours and the option to work remotely." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great teams and colleagues to work with" ((in 29 reviews)); "Great team and all around people within the organization to work with to pave the path for AVs." ((in 19 reviews))

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

"Competition is being hired (over and over) for senior leadership positions which affects morale." ((in 20 reviews)); "Management is clueless about their mission and goals" ((in 10 reviews)); "Mass layoffs when the business wasn't looking good." ((in 9 reviews)); "Nepotism no value of hardworn" ((in 5 reviews)); "there is clear favoritism amongst directors and leadership team." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Motional layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Motional locations?

Boston , Pittsburgh , Las Vegas , Santa Monica , Milpitas , Los Angeles , Chapel Hill , Venice , Pitts , Willowbrook , Ann Arbor , Sacramento , San Francisco , San Jose , Bellevue , Hazelwood

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Please go on the correct path - Software Engineer Motional Employee Review

2.0

Apr 23, 2021

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good package, friendly team members, trustable team lead. Flexible working hours, good insurance plan.

Cons

For the top management, please reconsider all the decisions before taking action. We are still under the research and development and we are still far away from our competitors such as Waymo and Cruise. We definitely can’t waste one whole months to stop the development for just reaching the number of the unit test code coverage. A lot of methods, applications we may change due to we are still doing R&D. In the end, we may deprecate all the previous methods if we find a better solution. By the time, what’s the point of the previous code coverage?

Motional Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It’s good to hear you’re enjoying the team, culture, and benefits at Motional. In regards to your comments on management decisions, rest assured that we fully review all considerations and impacts before making decisions to take on new initiatives that may cause other activities to slow down. While delays can be frustrating, our goal is to ensure that our tech is as safe as possible. This is why we are continually improving and have various levels of test coverage ranging from software unit test, to simulation, to full-scale vehicle validation. We take safety seriously and initiatives to sharpen our unit test coverage are a part of that priority. Unit tests are needed to give assurance to the developers that their changes are not breaking the stack, allowing them to experiment way quicker and limiting the regressions along the way. If you aren’t clear on the rationale behind any of our decisions, I encourage you to reach out to your managers to discuss any questions or concerns you may have. Best, Laura Major Chief Technology Officer

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5.0

May 25, 2026

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

State of the art technology

Cons

Changes in leadership and org structure

4.0

Jul 4, 2026

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent place to learn and grow a career. In software, especially cloud and data products, very kind and collaborative culture of people who work hard to learn and grow. Very good benefits package. Lots of room to have autonomy and to be a builder and a maintainer. Leadership team requires that promotion cases demonstrate real business impact, which makes it a good environment to learn how to be impactful.

Cons

Significant portion of company located in Singapore can be awkward for a few select roles. The company is past the funnest startup phases and needs to be aligned with frugal, fiscally conservative safety-first culture of South Korean Hyundai (parent company). Equity package looks inflated on paper by about 3-4x (the stock options are little more than a tax complication). Lots of red tape. Company moves slow. Cross-functional nature of domain-scoped teams requires program management and a bit of bureaucracy to get many things done. Leadership leverages the glass ceiling effect very effectively, which can have the unfortunate effect of orienting engineers to business problems instead of engineering.

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