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

Etsy reviews

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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Reviews by job title

552 reviews

5.0

Feb 18, 2022

Chaotic Org and Management but a Great Place to Work with Good People

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very, very good overall benefits and salary, they've gotten better since I've started - Work is not typically fast paced - Strong DEI initiatives - More accountability and transparency than you usually get in the Tech industry - Many thoughtful and well-intentioned people work at Etsy who care about their coworkers and try hard to keep leadership accountable

Cons

- It's easier to find a new job than to get promoted, if your manager isn't interested or doesn't have time it isn't gonna happen - Reorgs are very common and can feel a little stressful - it is easy for certain teams to go rogue and do their own thing adding a lot of complexity and obstacles to getting stuff done - Bias for experimentation can often leave a wake of unresolved tech debt - EMs and PMs can be very hit or miss in terms of competency and engagement

Etsy Response

4y

Thank you for this thorough feedback. We’re glad that our focus on DEI initiatives and inclusive benefits have positively impacted your time with us, and we wholeheartedly agree that our colleagues are truly special. Your comments regarding internal mobility are valuable. We take great care in ensuring that all promotions go through a fair and consistent process, inclusive of cross-departmental collaborations. Because manager involvement will always be a component of promotion cycles, we provide continuous management development through tooling and professional development budgets. We’ll also continue to host sessions led by our HR team during which we walk employees through our performance review process and discuss the steps for ensuring equitable considerations for promotions and pay increases. We encourage you to utilize your HR Business partner for these conversations as well as for discussions in the instances of reorgs. We’re committed to ensuring equity of career progression at Etsy.

2.0

Jun 21, 2017

Slow career progression & bad managers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, work life balance, mission, and positive impact on the world

Cons

A lot of bad managers who have no clue how to manage people. People get promoted to or hired for manager positions without regards to their people skills, leading to bad chemistry on many teams. Career progression can be very slow and coupled with below par compensation for many positions, it's hard to build a long term career here. Tooling is falling behind and internal systems are not reliable. Pervasive fear of change and boldness especially due to fear of sellers and an overbearing legal team. Management doesn't listen.

5.0

Jul 30, 2019

Great company to work for, culture of collaboration, forward thinking mentality

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The leadership org is cognizant of of pain points and actively seeks to improve There is a cohesive culture where it feels most everyone believes in the mission to humanize eCommerce I have noticed that if you are honest about your career trajectory, management will give you a roadmap Great work life balance

Cons

Some roles could use a more defined scope. If you are interviewing for a role here, make sure that you ask about your first 30/60/90 days and what success looks like for that time period.

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