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?

"Great culture and very welcoming to differences" ((in 75 reviews)); "The people is great and hearty" ((in 71 reviews)); "It's a decent company with good benefits and good income." ((in 57 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "The pay is good" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Growth is very limited under weak leadership." ((in 15 reviews)); "Ineffective managers do not trust subject matter experts." ((in 14 reviews)); "Management may seem a little detached from what really needs to be done." ((in 14 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs." ((in 13 reviews)); "Middle and upper management don't feel like they are in tune with what's going on at the IC level." ((in 9 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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4.0

Feb 4, 2015

Amazing, fun corporate culture if you're on the right team

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Pros

Excellent benefits, good cause, creative community, Etsy school, beautiful work environment, free lunches (Eatsy), some opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Cons

Some teams are more dysfunctional than others. No matter what, you have to be an incredibly strong self-advocate and hyper-aware of office politics to get ahead. Sometimes it feels like you're competing too much with co-workers for recognition, which inevitably eats into your work/life balance because you feel like you always have to be over preforming to be on par.

5.0

Jan 22, 2015

Great culture, welcoming office, and adorable dogs!

Anonymous employee

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Pros

A great place to work with friendly people everywhere willing to help you at a minute's notice. Definitely recommend checking out.

Cons

Not really any cons I can think of

5.0

Nov 11, 2014

An incredible development culture, slightly confused product management.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The amount to be learned from the Etsy engineering and ops teams is without comparison. In terms of managing the engineering side of a company, Etsy clearly has it nailed. A very kind environment in many ways.

Cons

All of their focus on fixing the infrastructure over the years seems to have led to lagging product development. They look to be repairing this now.

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