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?

"off and benefits are good" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great teams and colleagues to work with" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great team and all around people within the organization to work with to pave the path for AVs." ((in 21 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 11 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 5 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

Motional reviews

No transparency in promotion system - Senior Software Engineer Motional Employee Review

2.0

May 3, 2021

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There were many smart people to work with. But it is in the past. Now smart engineers are losing their motivation

Cons

After the new CTO was hired, became Motional and with many times of re-org by the new CTO, there are many problems, the following are some: - There is no transparency in promotion system. The system is not fair. Many deserving people who stick for 3 or more years were not promoted. - Leaderships are trying to hire new team leads such that they are in the leadership's wings. It seems that people who can talk nice words to their managers, will get promotion and people who provide feedback about wrong high-level technical decisions or plans, will not get promotion or even get punishment - The number of team leads or tech leads without sufficient technical knowledge is increasing as new hires. As a result, they are proposing some projects and plans that are wasting the whole company resources, these works do not put any technical benefits for the current system

Motional Response

5y

Thanks for your review. I’m sorry to hear your time at Motional was less than ideal, but hopefully I can help address some of your feedback. In regards to promotions, we treat career progression as an ongoing conversation throughout the year with regular one-on-one conversations and twice-annual formal reviews. Promotions are based on a number of factors and criteria including role scope, impact, individual performance, and collaboration -- as outlined in our career framework. We frequently promote from within (especially within engineering), and are working hard to make sure our process is transparent and clearly defined. Additionally, because of how quickly Motional is growing, we have been solving for organizational structure in real time. On the engineering team, we have structured around geography (US and Asia) and functional areas, but as we grow, we continue to look for ways to scale even more effectively. While org restructures are always challenging, I strongly believe we now have the right teams and talent in place to meet our ambitious technical targets. Wishing you the best of luck in your career. 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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