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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
3.0
Sep 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good flexibility, and good group to work with.

Cons

Lots of changes happening often

1.0
Sep 3, 2025

Avoid

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing coworkers, cool tech and projects

Cons

company has no direction. apply if you want to get laid off in a year

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