Is Etsy a good company to work for?

Etsy has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 739 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Etsy to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Etsy have been left by employees working as Senior Software Engineer , Seller and Software Engineer .

Does Etsy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Etsy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Etsy. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Etsy?

75% of Etsy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Etsy 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Etsy?

Software Engineer (48) , Senior Software Engineer (35) , Seller (25) , Software Engineer II (10) , Director (9) , Product Manager (9) , Engineering Manager (8) , Senior Manager (8) , Manager (7) , Shop Owner (7) , Designer (6) , Marketing (6) , Owner (6) , Staff Software Engineer (6) , Trust and Safety Specialist (6)

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

"The people is great and hearty" ((in 74 reviews)); "Great culture and very welcoming to differences" ((in 73 reviews)); "It's a decent company with good benefits and good income." ((in 51 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 37 reviews)); "The pay is good" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership" ((in 16 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs." ((in 15 reviews)); "Management may seem a little detached from what really needs to be done." ((in 14 reviews)); "Middle and upper management don't feel like they are in tune with what's going on at the IC level." ((in 10 reviews)); "2. The PM role lacks a strategic outlook and there is limited growth opportunities." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Etsy layoffs in 2026?

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

What Etsy locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Francisco , Hudson , New York , Brooklyn

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4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(552 total reviews)

Josh Silverman

63% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Etsy has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 552 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Etsy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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552 reviews

3.0

Jul 17, 2017

Went from grassroots startup to corporate tech

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great parental leave (6 months). There used to be great opportunity for movement and growth.

Cons

Declining company culture. Mass layoffs. Straying from values.

5.0

Aug 25, 2014

Great culture and employees are treated with respect

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm a new engineer, and I'm loving my time at Etsy. The culture is very unique, and there seems to be a strong emphasis on people not being a-holes to one another. I'm treated with a lot of respect, despite being relatively junior, and am working on things that I enjoy. One of the best things about this job is the work-life balance -- my managers take the stance that working 24/7 doesn't improve your performance at all, so you should take what breaks are needed to make sure you're performing at your best. Not a single complaint really.

Cons

As some other people have said, it's a little unclear how promotions and such work.

1.0

Mar 28, 2014

Director Support

Director support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Sellers. Great repeat buyers. Marketplace humming along.

Cons

Senior Management is missing the big picture and don't know what to do

Etsy Response

11y

"The poster of this review is entitled to their opinion, but as the actual Director of Support at Etsy (now and at the time the review was written), I feel it's my responsibility to say that this is not my post."

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