Does GitHub pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GitHub employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GitHub. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GitHub?

66% of GitHub employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GitHub 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Sales (10) , Solutions Engineer (9) , Account Executive (8) , Director (7) , Program Manager (7) , Customer Reliability Engineer (6) , Enterprise Business Representative (6) , Marketing (6) , Senior Program Manager (6) , Software Engineer III (6) , Project Manager (5) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Talent Partner (5)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 68 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 64 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 55 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 31 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 reviews)); "Some processes can be slow and communication could be improved" ((in 4 reviews)); "Limited career opportunities." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about GitHub layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed GitHub locations?

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3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitHub 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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3.0

Sep 9, 2024

Octosad

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Working on something that millions of people use and still mostly like.

Cons

More time and effort goes to padding resumes with questionable rewrites, “leadership”, and AI functionality then is spent thinking about the health of GitHub and its users as a platform.

2.0

Sep 9, 2024

Going downhill fast

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and pay are competitive and you'll work with other talented engineers.

Cons

Several layers of middle management have been added and they are running the ship aground. Expect to work long hours and outside of business hours with no support or compensation. GitHub used to regularly promote engineers for exceptional work, but that has changed. Promotions and special bonuses have been non existent over the past 2 years.

4.0

Sep 6, 2024

Linux installation

Trainee linux engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, separate headquarters, 27'' inch monitor provided

Cons

No proper food management, and cleaning

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