Does Kraken pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kraken employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kraken. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kraken?

89% of Kraken employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kraken 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kraken?

Senior Software Engineer (32) , Software Engineer (32) , Software Engineer II (17) , Product Manager (13) , Client Delivery Lead (11) , Lead Software Engineer (7) , Platform Engineer (6) , Data Scientist (3) , Product Lead (3) , Software Developer (3) , Software Engineer I (3) , Transformation Director (3) , Associate Software Engineer (2) , Data Engineer (2) , Delivery Manager (2)

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

"Great culture and shared vision across the company to use tech to make a big green dent" ((in 40 reviews)); "People are nice and helpful" ((in 33 reviews)); "If you're looking for meaningful work, great colleagues, and a company that actually walks the talk on values, I can't recommend Kraken enough." ((in 16 reviews)); "Lots of autonomy and working with great people" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"pay is below market rate" ((in 10 reviews)); "Salary is below average for equivalent roles in other companies." ((in 10 reviews)); "Senior Leadership (and some middle managers) becoming more and more detached about what it takes to achieve desired goals" ((in 7 reviews)); "My manager is absolutely incredible but there is less 1:1 time then I am used to." ((in 5 reviews)); "Management has acknowledged this and communicated plans to address it." ((in 5 reviews))

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4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(218 total reviews)

Amir Orad

90% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Career opportunities

4.0

Senior management

3.9

Compensation and benefits

Kraken has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 218 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Kraken 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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218 reviews

1.0

Jun 26, 2026

Good people overshadowed by burnout and under-resourcing

Platform engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Generally good people. Some over-promoted. "Big Green Dent" is a good mission but it's become unclear how Kraken (except Flex) has anything to do with it.

Cons

Widespread burnout in Platform team. Lack of investment in basic platform resilience from leadership. Team size far too small for all the work that needs doing. Company talk about valuing people is not put into practice.

5.0

Jun 23, 2026

Good work-life balance, but pay varies significantly

Software engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is good, flexible working hours.

Cons

Big pay disparity between teams

4.0

Jun 10, 2026

Good overall

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ethical mission. Decent people. Nice offices. Actual flexible working - no expectation to be in the office all the time (but you can if you want). Good products and tech.

Cons

Pay transparency is lacking. Some managers seem out of their depth. The staff under them suffer.

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Technical Programme Director

Senior Client Delivery Lead

Partnerships Director (North America)

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