Kraken Software Developer reviews

4.4

96% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Amir Orad

100% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Kraken with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Kraken is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews
5.0
Feb 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Alot of autonomy to steer direction of technical decisions - Great work life balance

Cons

- Similar to most businesses, career progression isn’t overly clear as the business is still growing, you will need to advocate for yourself

3.0
Feb 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great worklife balance, work ends when it should and doesn't go into the weekend Cutting edge green tech Sector is still at the bottom of the bell curve, still loads more to do.

Cons

- Product isn't well formed, lots of sticking plasters over cracks. - Career progression is non existent, how or why people get promoted is not clear. No idea how I could get a promotion, or why some are and i'm not. - Pay is poor, actively told not to discuss it. Maybe 20% below market. - Leads/managers would struggle to get hired in similar roles elsewhere. Handed positions without due process and lack skills to do it effectively. - Focus on the product not just growth at all costs.

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Kraken Response
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Hi there, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. It’s great to hear that you appreciate the work-life balance at Kraken and that you’re excited about the opportunities in the green tech space—there’s certainly a lot still to come! We really value your feedback on the areas where we can improve. We know that career progression and clarity around promotions are crucial, and the capability team have been actively working to make this process more transparent. On your comments about management support, we’ve been looking at how we can better equip our leads and managers with the time, tools, and training they need to succeed in their roles - a great example of this is the leadership development programme. Thank you for your feedback regarding competitiveness - re salaries. We believe that Kraken pays fairly when you start with us, by fair we mean you could get paid more for the same role elsewhere, but you could also be paid less. We don’t compete on salaries, because paying at the top end of salaries does not help us on our mission to offer cheaper, fair, sustainable power to the masses whilst looking after the most vulnerable. If you’d like to discuss your experiences or share more details, please feel free to reach out to me directly, if you have any suggestions that you think could help, we would love to here these too - you can either reach out to me directly or use the capability channels if you feel comfortable doing so. Thanks again for your contribution and feedback! Olivia Roberts olivia.roberts@kraken.tech
5.0
Jan 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, great career progression - all the support needed has been provided when it comes to advancing in my career and most importantly a great focus on the future!

Cons

Some of the other benefits could be a bit better but still decent

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