Is GitHub a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at GitHub have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of GitHub employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at GitHub now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at GitHub .

Does GitHub pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at GitHub with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at GitHub.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at GitHub?

92% of Software Engineer employees at GitHub would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated GitHub with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , 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) , Support Engineer (5)

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

"It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 65 reviews)); "remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 64 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 62 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good pay and possibility to overachieve" ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, burnout, no strategy" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Constant layoffs with below industry standard payouts" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 9 reviews))

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GitHub Software Engineer reviews

3.9

92% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

73% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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4.6

Work/Life balance

4.4

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated GitHub with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. GitHub is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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51 reviews

3.0

Apr 24, 2025

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Pros

Interesting work Smart peers Good benefits

Cons

Work is highly team dependent

5.0

Feb 21, 2025

Great company

Software engineer

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Pros

Wonderful and able to work remote. Very challenging though to actually get accepted here or hired. Very challenging interview process especially as an entry level. Many hiring processes depend heavily on location and the US is heavily oversaturated. It’s a great job if you can get hired, but chances are slim.

Cons

Not many career opportunities because I work remote. Hard to make connections with other employees because I’ve never met a majority of them. They live in other countries sometimes.

5.0

Dec 30, 2024

Software eng

Software engineer

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Good benefits in company Good wlb

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Nothing bad to share about the company

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