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Ginkgo BioWorks reviews

3.0

28% would recommend to a friend

(189 total reviews)

Jason Kelly

30% approve of CEO

12% positive business outlook

Ginkgo BioWorks has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 189 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Ginkgo BioWorks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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189 reviews
1.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

Smart people, great science, great teamwork

Cons

Leadership is abysmal. These "leaders" are incompetent and completely out-of-touch with how the science works. Make biology easier to engineer? These leaders are only making it harder. They've surrounded themselves with sycophants, yes men. They've laid off all the people who said "no". Everyone left just says yes to survive.

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