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 55 reviews)); "Decent benefits" ((in 22 reviews)); "good work/life balance for the size of the company" ((in 21 reviews)); "great coworkers." ((in 7 reviews)); "above average salary" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"The quarterly layoffs are getting pretty old." ((in 25 reviews)); "Management doesn't care about employees." ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant and ignores competition." ((in 15 reviews)); "Senior leadership continually plays catch" ((in 14 reviews)); "Low morale: Everybody is just trying to survive...there is hardly any passion here." ((in 11 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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RealNetworks reviews

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

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

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Reviews by job title

25 reviews

Reviews about "Management"

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2.0

Jan 8, 2013

Real doesn't get the connection between customer focus and innovation

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location on the waterfront and great restaurants.

Cons

Their management is all about skating to where the puck used to be not to where it's going to be. They seem to have an insecurity problem and want to be cool, but have no idea what cool looks like.

1.0

Nov 9, 2012

no moral and no strategy company.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nothing. I can't recommend this company.

Cons

Non moral and non strategic company. You shouldn't work for this company, if you are real honest business person.?But if you can flatter your boss without shame, I recommend this company. Because you can get promoted very easy.

2.0

Oct 16, 2012

Great people, hard workers, but lack of innovative thinking.

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are great to work with. Many long timers. Company has lots of cash in the bank.

Cons

The company lacks innovation and forward thinking. It seems that RN is always one or two steps behind the competition when getting new products out the door. Groups are very "top heavy", meaning too much management, not enough worker bees.

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