Does Glowforge pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Glowforge employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Glowforge. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Glowforge?

30% of Glowforge employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Glowforge 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Glowforge?

Customer Service Representative (2) , Technical Support Engineer (2)

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

"The people are great." ((in 11 reviews)); "amazing benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Competitive salary and benefits" ((in 4 reviews)); "And everyone is an absolute rock star at what they do." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Confused management that is a revolving door." ((in 4 reviews)); "I had 4 managers in less than 1.5 years, all with a top down manager style driven by the CEO." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Glowforge layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Glowforge locations?

Seattle , San Francisco , Atlanta , Midtown New York

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3.0

30% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Dan Shapiro

42% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

2.3

Career opportunities

Glowforge has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Glowforge employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

51 reviews

2.0

Sep 17, 2025

sad sinking ship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very cool product that has so much potential

Cons

poor management keeps the company from realizing its potential, making things more difficult than they need to be

1.0

Apr 23, 2025

Smoke and mirrors

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employment Income Laser access Employee discounts

Cons

Product line is terrible No job security unless you're in the C-suite Set up for failure internally It's a cult in there This company is 80% advertising and sales which leaves not enough to care about the lump of coal given to consumers with access to such vast capital and talent. All the competition has blown past Glowforge because they aren't innovating anything other than how to exploit their followers and users locked into their ecosystems after poor impulse decisions. This company won't last another 5 years if that.

2.0

Mar 5, 2025

Sad end

Customer support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people are hired, interesting product

Cons

My job was eliminated due to hiring a third party service. Frequent layoffs.

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