Does Glu Mobile pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Glu Mobile employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Glu Mobile. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Glu Mobile?

68% of Glu Mobile employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Glu Mobile 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Glu Mobile?

Software Engineer (23) , Customer Service Representative (10) , Senior Software Engineer (8) , Producer (7) , QA Tester (7) , Artist (4) , Customer Care Representative (4) , Animator (3) , Game Designer (3) , Product Manager (3) , QA Manager (3) , Concept Artist (2) , Developer (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Director (2)

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

"The people at Glu are great to work with and highly collaborative." ((in 41 reviews)); "My office has a great culture and there are a lot of people that are passionate about their jobs." ((in 28 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 18 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Upper management is disconnected from the individual teams." ((in 11 reviews)); "I left voluntarily after many years, but layoffs happen every 6" ((in 7 reviews)); "Leadership is always shifting, with a focus on San Fran HQ while sacrificing other satellite studios to cut cost and temporarily shore up stock prices." ((in 6 reviews)); "The executive team is constantly cycled in and out because the CEO accepts no responsibility for bad decisions." ((in 5 reviews)); "Communication between studios and corporate in SF is abysmal." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Glu Mobile layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Glu Mobile locations?

San Francisco , Bellevue , Kirkland , San Mateo , Seattle , Long Beach , Burlingame , Trenton , Fremont , Los Altos , Issaquah , Portland , California

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Glu Mobile reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(302 total reviews)

Nick Earl

81% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Glu Mobile has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 302 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Glu Mobile 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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Reviews by job title

302 reviews

4.0

Aug 4, 2017

Company on the rebound!?!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are smart and passionate about their work. There are a number of game and central teams that are talent dense that lay it on the line day in and day out. HR function is much improved even if a bit bloated.

Cons

Pendulum of control and C-Suite love has swung a bit too far toward game studios leaving central functions in eclipse. Glu is generally quite lean, both a good and bad thing. Folks on less glamorous teams can get strung out fighting fires, legacy systems, and processes. Particularly accounting and IT.

4.0

Mar 15, 2016

Talent and Sense of Self

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Glu has a lot of great talent working for it. People with a lot of experience working in some of the hardest parts of the industry are there trying to make great games. Also, the company understands the point of their own existence. They aren't worried about their reputation as much as making games for users that will entertain them in the way they want.

Cons

Glu's benefits package is about average, from pay to time off. Certain things like PTO are strangely strict, stingy, and hard to deal with, while fridges are well-stocked with drinks and snacks.

2.0

Apr 25, 2014

everything that's wrong with the mobile game industry

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits, train pass and free soda

Cons

Glu pays all their employees far less than their competitors. This is the only company I've ever worked at where they invite you to a happy hour where you must buy your own drinks. If you are not buddies with someone in management or part of "a click", you will be miserable here. SF office is extremely top heavy in management and no one is held accountable for their mistakes. Managers often take the credit of the employees working under them, giving them little to no praise. People in Tech Services and QA are regularly expected to do the work of 2-3 employees while working overtime almost daily. They have an employee review process twice a year, but it seems to have no reflection on an employee's longevity with the company as many good employees are often fired or a product of layoffs.

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