Does RealNetworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, RealNetworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at RealNetworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at RealNetworks?

33% of RealNetworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated RealNetworks 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at RealNetworks?

Software Engineer (14) , Program Manager (12) , Senior Software Development Engineer (12) , Software Development Engineer (12) , Director (8) , Intern (6) , (4) , General Manager (4) , Manager (4) , Product Manager (4) , Senior Program Manager (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Software Test Engineer (4) , Data Science Intern (3) , Producer (3)

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

"Good people (mostly)" ((in 57 reviews)); "good work/life balance for the size of the company" ((in 22 reviews)); "Decent benefits" ((in 20 reviews)); "good pay and easy work" ((in 10 reviews)); "Real also has a good attitude about life/work balance and time off." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"The quarterly layoffs are getting pretty old." ((in 26 reviews)); "Groups are very "top heavy", meaning too much management, not enough worker bees." ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant and ignores competition." ((in 15 reviews)); "Senior leadership continually plays catch" ((in 13 reviews)); "Low morale: Everybody is just trying to survive...there is hardly any passion here." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about RealNetworks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed RealNetworks locations?

Seattle , Reston , New York , San Francisco , South Seattle , Chicago , Dallas , Bellevue , Marysville , Renton

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2.9

33% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Rob Glaser

37% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Reviews by job title

25 reviews

Reviews about "Management"

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2.0

Jul 11, 2016

Software Architect

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good Benefits * Good tech stack

Cons

* Lack of vision from management * Frequent Lay offs

1.0

Sep 14, 2015

Not a place to have a career

Lead software test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous pto. Decent open office. Free snacks. Flexible work hours. Good work life balance.

Cons

Very few hardworking employees and they are leaving. Bad managers at all levels. Rampant cronyism and favoritism. The ceo and executives are terrible at direction and strategy. Real has the worst marketing group I've ever seen.

1.0

Jun 17, 2015

HMS Titanic - Rudderless and Slowly Sinking

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* There are some amazingly great people who really care about the product and user experience. * The Seattle HQ is an impressive building * The cafe has some free drinks and snacks * Great if you want to work on some good technologies to bump up your resume. * HR team and benefits are quite good.

Cons

* The really great people who care about the product and user experience are not listened to by mgmt. If they did not come up with the idea, it does not exist * The impressive HQ building is mostly empty and empty spaces are the norm. * Insane work hours chasing ever changing "shiny objects" or pet ideas of management. Getting an email at 10PM for a "just added" 7AM meeting is not uncommon. * Many of the vacated positions are either not backfilled or are shipped to overseas countries where the senior management came from. * Burning through money with overseas boondoggles.

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