Kickdrum reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)
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Brian Rauch

1% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Kickdrum has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kickdrum 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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68 reviews
2.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The office had decent snacks and the Austin location itself is nice.

Cons

I entered the establishment with the expectation that the diversity and inclusion messaging I had encountered would be genuine, but it was nothing more than a facade. Every meeting had someone talking about how committed we were to DEI, we had all these initiatives and discussion groups, but when it came to actual decision-making and who got promoted or heard in the room it was the same people every single time. I watched people from underrepresented groups bring ideas that went nowhere and then a few months later someone else would get credit for basically the same thing. The constant talking points about inclusion made it worse somehow, because the gap between what we said and what we did was so obvious. I am not asking for perfection but the disconnect between all the messaging and the reality was exhausting and demoralizing.

1.0
Mar 8, 2026

So many problems, and leadership is the biggest of them all!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If someone tells you they had a great time working for Kickdrum, they are lying to you!

Cons

Working for Kickdrum was such a miserable experience! My salary was low, my work-life balance was awful, and there wasn't any room for growth/advancement, but the biggest headache about working here was the leadership! They were incredibly controlling and micromanaged employees. Their constant meddling made our jobs a lot more difficult and made it almost impossible to meet deadlines on time without working overtime. Definitely wouldn't recommend working here to anyone!

2.0
Jan 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Exposure to modern development tools and large-scale systems that could have been valuable under stable conditions

Cons

Projects were frequently redirected or paused without warming, often after significant work had already been completed. Priorities shifted based on last-minute leadership input rather than technical reasoning, which made planning nearby imposible. Engineers were expected to move quickly while absorbing the cost of reward caused by unclear direction. Over time, this created frustration, burnout, and a sense that effort did not matter because nothing was allowed to fully land. The environment rewarded reacting fast instead of building well.

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Kickdrum Response
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Thank you for sharing this feedback. It's detailed, and we can tell it comes from a place of genuine frustration. We're sorry your experience felt that way. We hear you on project direction and planning predictability. In a fast-paced service based environment, pivots are sometimes necessary. But we recognize that when they happen without enough context or lead time, they create real costs for engineers: rework, burnout, and a sense of disconnection from outcomes. That's not the experience we want to create. We are actively working on improving how we communicate project priorities, involve engineering voices in planning, and create more stability in delivery. Individual contributors are at the core of what we build, and we want every Drummer to feel that their work lands and matters. Your feedback is valuable, and we'll continue using it to improve."
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