Is Netflix a good company to work for?

Netflix has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 3,672 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Netflix to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Netflix have been left by employees working as Video Editor , Actor and Intern .

Does Netflix pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Netflix employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Netflix. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Netflix?

80% of Netflix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Netflix 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Netflix?

Customer Service Representative (169) , Senior Software Engineer (151) , Software Engineer (121) , Manager (86) , Production Assistant (64) , Director (48) , Administrative Assistant (43) , Executive Assistant (41) , Project Manager (38) , Coordinator (27) , Marketing (22) , Intern (21) , Production Coordinator (19) , Product Manager (18) , CSR-1 (17)

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

"Culture is great and applied" ((in 217 reviews)); "Benefits are great and very helpful" ((in 206 reviews)); "Many great people to work with and learn from" ((in 202 reviews)); "The challenging work and great colleagues." ((in 116 reviews)); "Culture of freedom and responsibility is taken seriously and results in an productive and mature working environment." ((in 113 reviews))

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

"Poor management, Not organized, No balance of work and life." ((in 83 reviews)); "Long hours and very demanding" ((in 72 reviews)); "In last 3 months all the good managers were fired or they work in california" ((in 68 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 63 reviews)); "No job security what so ever" ((in 44 reviews))

What are employees saying about Netflix layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Netflix locations?

Los Angeles , Los Gatos , Hillsboro , New York , Salt Lake City , Hollywood , San Francisco , Atlanta , San Jose , Beverly Hills , Burbank , Fremont , Portland , Seattle , California , Washington , Chicago , Beaverton , Austin , Dallas , Palo Alto , Santa Clara , Denver , Las Vegas , Boston , Farmington Hills , Milwaukie , Brooklyn , Detroit , Albuquerque

Netflix reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(2,524 total reviews)

Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters

87% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,524 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Netflix has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,524 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Netflix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Dec 7, 2021

Great culture, challenging work, decent work life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Netflix has great culture - lot of freedom and ownership on projects - Work is challenging but work life balance is great - Great Pay (Top of Market) - Limited politics and bureaucracy

Cons

Lot of growth prospects as IC but it is difficult to grow in to leadership roles. Netflix tends to hire experts in each role.

3.0

Oct 6, 2021

Very competitive, high-paying, great benefits

Public relations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Pays top of market across fields. In fact, if you can find a case where someone with your experience and role makes more elsewhere, Netflix will revise your pay. -Great benefits: Amazing medical insurance (maternity, vision, dental included), everyone can travel Business for a long-distance flight, stock options that vest every month.

Cons

-Competitive, cut-throat, not a place you can think of settling down in or working long-term. People are often asked to leave with little to no notice. -Management, org structures keep changing, so it's forever in flux.

2.0

May 31, 2021

Not what it used to be

Senior machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- All cash compensation - unlimited pto

Cons

- culture is gone: lots of layers, politics and processes - no room for growth: working on small projects with minimum impact - stagnating product: no major improvements while the competition is catching up - stagnating stock price makes compensation less appealing compared to other companies when investing in stock option program - huge premiums for health insurance on a family plan

Viewing 328 - 330 of 2,524 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Amazon

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Google

4.5★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Netflix

Event Planning Specialist

Engineering Manager, ASCII (Artifacts, Source & CI Infrastructure)

Data Engineer (L5) - Ads

Product Manager (L5), Privacy & Data Protection Engineering

Data Scientist 5, Experimentation Platform

Netflix

Netflix reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Great culture, challenging work, decent work life balance

Very competitive, high-paying, great benefits

Not what it used to be

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Netflix

Netflix reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Company ratings over time

Jobs at Netflix

Netflix reviews FAQs