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 improved by 1% over the last 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) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Talent Partner (5) , Enterprise Support Engineer (4)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 70 reviews)); "The culture and work was great." ((in 61 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 59 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 25 reviews)); "Coworkers are great, products are cool" ((in 16 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 reviews)); "Some processes can be slow and communication could be improved" ((in 5 reviews)); "Promotions and rewards are often based on favoritism rather than merit" ((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?

San Francisco , Seattle , New York , Los Angeles , Chicago , Austin , Denver , Boston , Atlanta , Portland , Remote , Salt Lake City , Virginia Beach , Durham , Apex , Raleigh , Dallas , Houston , Minneapolis , Bellevue , Athens , Urbana , Norfolk , Fairfax , Albany , Wisconsin Dells , Phoenix , Juneau , Detroit , Whitefish

GitHub reviews

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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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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463 reviews

4.0

Apr 10, 2026

Great people but struggling with productivity issues

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with

Cons

- transitioned to M365 from Google products and it’s been a dumpster fire of productivity and collaboration issues - constantly copying competitors like Anthropic/Cursor instead of coming up with new ideas - Microsoft is getting way too involved and sabotaging GitHub

3.0

Apr 9, 2026

Lack of company direction, but at least the work is interesting

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good benefits - Interesting work with good access to customers and feedback - Access to advanced AI tooling for day-to-day work - Remote work

Cons

- Lack of clear strategic direction - Competitor-driven development - Confusing politics and bureaucracy that can be hard to navigate, especially between GitHub & Microsoft

1.0

Apr 5, 2026

AWFUL

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Engineers and individual contributors.

Cons

Terrible management, especially the CS and Revenue leadership

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