Is Motional a good company to work for?

Motional has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 517 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 9% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Motional to a friend and 51% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Motional have been left by employees working as Intern , Engineer and Software Engineer .

Does Motional pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Motional employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Motional. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Motional?

69% of Motional employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Motional 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Motional?

Software Engineer (51) , Engineer (31) , Senior Software Engineer (29) , Senior Engineer (26) , Intern (16) , Autonomous Vehicle Operator (14) , Principal Engineer (8) , Human Resources (5) , Program Manager (5) , Vehicle Operator (5) , Director (4) , Machine Learning Engineer (4) , Manager (4) , Principal Software Engineer (4) , Senior Technical Program Manager (4)

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

"off and benefits are good" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 39 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great teams and colleagues to work with" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great team and all around people within the organization to work with to pave the path for AVs." ((in 21 reviews))

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

"Competition is being hired (over and over) for senior leadership positions which affects morale." ((in 20 reviews)); "Management is clueless about their mission and goals" ((in 11 reviews)); "Mass layoffs when the business wasn't looking good." ((in 9 reviews)); "Nepotism no value of hardworn" ((in 5 reviews)); "there is clear favoritism amongst directors and leadership team." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Motional layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Motional locations?

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Motional reviews

3.9

69% would recommend to a friend

(448 total reviews)

Karl Iagnemma

71% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Motional has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 448 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Motional 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

448 reviews

2.0

May 22, 2026

Strong hardware focus but weak technical leadership

Sr. director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very strong with hardware and user experience Good benefits A mix of culture. A lot of old guard (pre JV) with strong and positive culture, and newer leadership that was unfortunately quite toxic.

Cons

Lacking technical leadership with an ability to listen to the organization. For a time the place got filled with yes people, and junior employees were strangely promoted to positions of responsibility without actually having any experience.

4.0

May 20, 2026

Strong technical direction but serious leadership issues

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company seems to be moving in the right technical direction. The benefits package is truly excellent. Good opportunities if you want to develop modern cloud and data. There are some truly excellent technical leaders if you're lucky enough to work for them directly.

Cons

The equity packages they offer are worthless and illiquid — dishonestly so. Plagued by inflated titles, disconnected remote work culture, massive differences in time zone between US and Singapore teams, and a product vision that doesn't make sense. Managers are allowed to work remotely while employees must work in office — laughable from a leadership perspective. Some managers are simply not qualified technically but hold inflated titles so that HR will approve big enough comp packages to poach them from competitors.

4.0

May 18, 2026

Easy work and good balance, but future is uncertain

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work, good work life balance.

Cons

Future is unclear, constant money/funding chasing from Hyundai

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