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

5.0

May 31, 2013

Great potential stymied by pressure from the shareholders

Regional account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great culture, good benefits. equal opportunity workplace.

Cons

very US-centric view on commercial decisions. tends to ignore the market environment in other parts of the world.

5.0

Sep 10, 2012

One of the greatest work experiences I've had!

Lead game designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing team of highly skilled professionals in every area. Company continuously invest in professional development. Excellent work environment.

Cons

Long hours, which are a part of the games development world. "Development time" versus "quality of product" was out of balance in some occasions.

2.0

Apr 19, 2012

Good company, bad management in some departments, bad pay.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work culture is cool. There is opennes within colleagues

Cons

Middle management is not very good.

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