Does Flipboard pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Flipboard employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Flipboard. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Flipboard?

52% of Flipboard employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Flipboard 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Flipboard?

Software Engineer (8) , Anonymous Employee- Former Employee (2) , Designer (2) , Engineer (2) , QA Engineer (2) , Sales (2)

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

"The kind of flexibility it affords and the team's great." ((in 7 reviews)); "CEO: A genuine and passionate guy who truly cares about employees and making things better." ((in 5 reviews)); "Great company full of smart and creative employees" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Poor management" ((in 4 reviews)); "No work/life balance or respect for peoples personal time (slack, emails, texts at all hours)" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Flipboard layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Flipboard locations?

Palo Alto , Redwood City , San Francisco , Chicago , Norfolk , New York , California City

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Flipboard reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(65 total reviews)

Mike McCue

64% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

Flipboard has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 65 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Flipboard employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

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Reviews by job title

65 reviews

5.0

Jun 8, 2021

Great place to work - lots to do but a bit short staffed

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging problems with an empathetic CEO. There are a lot of opportunities to learn and grow.

Cons

The industry is unfortunately dying a bit, and while I don't see Flipboard dying anytime soon, it's hard to see it becoming big either.

4.0

Apr 28, 2021

Good experience

Director of partnerships

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great CEO. Family friendly culture.

Cons

Difficulty transitioning to programmatic advertising models, growing consumer base

5.0

Apr 22, 2021

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good managers, great mentorship and benefits, interesting projects

Cons

Small team, mixed product vision

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