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Ginkgo BioWorks

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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
5.0
Feb 5, 2026

good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good people and interesting work

Cons

management issues and growing pains

2.0
Feb 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work flexibility is a huge plus however they’ve started to move away from that.

Cons

Unclear What future success of company will look like and management doesn’t seem to have control of things.

2.0
Jan 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

smart people (those who are left)

Cons

company pivoting hard to a mission no one believes in.

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