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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OK management, ridiculous HR team - Senior TPM Motional Employee Review

2.0

May 2, 2022

Senior tpm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices with expected 'Silicon Valley' style perks, engineering teams well resourced with good leadership (especially the hardware side of the company). BD teams were perhaps too effective at securing external partnerships for deployments. Strong financial backing from Hyundai (pay was pretty good for a non-costal job).

Cons

Program management operated in an extremely myopic fashion; was very clear the program managers in charge were more concerned with having a good 'scorecard' rather than fostering the development of a scalable product. Despite the strong financial backing of Hyundai, the working relationship was very dysfunctional in most areas, especially engineering and with regard to communication (downplaying) of risks. I've never seen an HR org more drunk on wokeness & power (and I've worked at Google).

Motional Response

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Thank you for your review. I’m sorry to hear you didn’t have the positive experience we want for everyone on the Program Management team. Since I joined the company earlier this year, we’ve made a number of strategic changes within the TPM team to drive critical programs forward and prepare for upcoming commercial launches at scale. While change takes time, I am confident we have the right team and structure in place to meet our ambitious targets and tackle one of the greatest technical challenges of our lifetimes. I appreciate you sharing your personal perspective and while I disagree with your comments about Motional’s TPM organization, I wish you the best of luck in your next chapter. Best, Balajee Kannan, VP, Technical Programs

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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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