Does Nerdery pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Nerdery employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Nerdery. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Nerdery?

56% of Nerdery employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Nerdery 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Nerdery?

Software Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Account Executive (7) , Project Manager (6) , Software Developer (5) , Principal Software Engineer (4) , Senior Developer (3) , Senior Project Manager (3) , Software Project Manager (3) , User Experience Designer (3) , (2) , Business Analyst (2) , Client Partner (2) , Programmer/Analyst (2) , Quality Assurance Engineer (2)

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

"Coworkers are great." ((in 13 reviews)); "+Good work/life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "Fun and smart people." ((in 8 reviews)); "Free food/drinks and beer" ((in 7 reviews)); "Amazing work environment in all regards" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership is the biggest challenge that Nerdery faces." ((in 19 reviews)); "Low pay." ((in 13 reviews)); "particularly when hiring into upper management." ((in 7 reviews)); "There have been a few "restructuring" layoffs in the last few years due to developers of specific disciplines "being on the bench" without work (due to changes in industry trends)." ((in 7 reviews)); "Majority of developers and project managers have no idea how to develop quality software." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Nerdery layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Nerdery locations?

Bloomington , Minneapolis , Chicago , Edina , Phoenix , Kansas City , Columbia Heights , Crystal , Eagan

Nerdery reviews

3.2

56% would recommend to a friend

(224 total reviews)

Michael Schmidt

53% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Nerdery has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 224 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Nerdery 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

224 reviews

4.0

Apr 1, 2014

Great People, Rapid Growth, and willing to adapt to change!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Work with extremely smart people on a daily basis -Upper management is extremely approachable -Free food, and beverages -Great recognition (parties every Friday to let Dev's talk about awesome products that were launched)

Cons

-Upper management sometimes announces stuff before it's ready to be announced

4.0

Nov 2, 2013

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The People. Everyone here is a pleasure to work with. The "code challenge" during the interview process ensures everyone who works here knows their stuff. People are always willing to help each other and are always pushing themselves to learn more and do better. They are also people I can call friends outside of work. - Opportunities. The projects you get assigned are sometimes a hit or a miss, but for the most part are always different and challenging. Resourcing has been open to assigning me to projects outside my primary discipline to allow me to learn and grow in other areas.

Cons

- Benefits. They could be a lot more competitive. I hate to see talented people leave. This is recognized by management and currently being worked on. - Support. The website states, "We believe in letting people succeed or fail by letting them try." This is great. The trust that The Nerdery puts in their employees, especially new ones, is refreshing. But when people fail, this sometimes isn't recognized soon enough and the support isn't given for the project to succeed.

4.0

Jul 31, 2013

Talent abounds, Leadership can stumble, but gets back up, and cares about employees.

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The coworkers, environment, culture are all reasons i am excited to come in to work everyday. The talent pool is way deep, if you like working with smart folk, then this is the place. There are fine perks (food, drinks, etc) but the people and the drive to always be better than we are mean the most to me.

Cons

growing pains can mess with quite a bit, including livelihoods, career growth and client relations.

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