Is New Relic a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at New Relic have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 106 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of New Relic employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at New Relic now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at New Relic .

Does New Relic pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at New Relic with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 106 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at New Relic.

How happy are Developer professionals working at New Relic?

63% of Developer employees at New Relic would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Developer professionals have also rated New Relic with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at New Relic?

Software Engineer (106) , Senior Software Engineer (100) , Account Executive (70) , Technical Support Engineer (43) , Enterprise Account Executive (42) , Sales (27) , Solutions Consultant (25) , Engineering Manager (18) , Lead Software Engineer (18) , Senior Solutions Consultant (18) , Sales Representative (15) , Technical Account Manager (14) , Manager (13) , Senior Account Executive (13) , Senior Technical Support Engineer (13)

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

"The people at New Relic are great to work with and very helpful!" ((in 191 reviews)); "Culture is great and inclusive" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good benefits and health insurance" ((in 95 reviews)); "Good work life balance there" ((in 80 reviews)); "Good pay for remote positions especially if you live outside the West Coast" ((in 60 reviews))

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

"Senior leadership only thinking about the short term." ((in 64 reviews)); "Bad management especially in engineering teams that trickle down to the directors below." ((in 57 reviews)); "C suite leadership has openly gone back on promises and there are annual layoffs" ((in 52 reviews)); "No job security." ((in 8 reviews)); "Favoritism is rampant as everyone competes to be voted the most helpful person in the company, instead of doing their jobs." ((in 6 reviews))

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New Relic Developer reviews

3.3

63% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

Ashan Willy

54% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

Developer employees have rated New Relic with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have a good working experience there. New Relic is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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106 reviews

3.0

Sep 12, 2025

Decently good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB exists - nobody calls on personal device

Cons

Too much of politics and leadership changes Work can be slow paced for someone coming from Startups

New Relic Response

10mo

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear you're enjoying a positive work-life balance, and we hear your concerns about politics and leadership changes as we work to build a more stable environment.

4.0

Aug 7, 2025

Good Company to grow in current Times

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company provides a challenging and good learning oppurtunities. The company is focusing increasing on AI usage by devs, which will be useful to us even is other companies.

Cons

WorkLife balance is not so good because of some teams in other timezones.No stock options in Pay

New Relic Response

11mo

Thank you for highlighting the challenging and valuable learning opportunities, especially our focus on AI. We also appreciate your candid feedback on work-life balance and compensation, we are always looking at new ways to enhance our total rewards program and encourage you to visit our Ways of Working Hub for best practices on working across different time zones.

4.0

Aug 3, 2025

Mid

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great challenges, decent pay, good peers

Cons

PE bought it, slowing growth, strong competitors outpacing them (DD is king)

New Relic Response

11mo

Thank you for your review and for highlighting the great challenges and talented peers you work with here at New Relic! We appreciate your candid feedback on the business outlook and are focused on accelerating our growth and innovation for our customers.

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