Is Samsung Research America a good company to work for?

Samsung Research America has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 723 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Samsung Research America to a friend and 43% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Samsung Research America have been left by employees working as Research Intern , Intern and Staff Software Engineer .

Does Samsung Research America pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Samsung Research America employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Samsung Research America. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Samsung Research America?

60% of Samsung Research America employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Samsung Research America 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Samsung Research America?

Software Engineer (47) , Intern (28) , Staff Software Engineer (27) , Research Intern (18) , Staff Engineer (15) , Senior Software Engineer (13) , Director (12) , Senior Manager (10) , Senior Staff Engineer (9) , Intern - Hourly (8) , Principal Engineer (8) , Engineer (7) , Research Engineer (7) , Senior Research Engineer (7) , Senior Research Scientist (7)

What are the pros of working at Samsung Research America according to real employee reviews?

"People there are great." ((in 73 reviews)); "Benefit was good" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good work life balance (may vary with team)" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good salary rate compared to competitors" ((in 29 reviews)); "The pay is good (the standard pay in bay area for graduate interns)." ((in 25 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Samsung Research America according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management, Focus on products" ((in 46 reviews)); "Hierarchical culture" ((in 22 reviews)); "Incompetent managers usually have a few incompetent friends who are likely to take your credit." ((in 20 reviews)); "Lack of leadership." ((in 12 reviews)); "communication between different orgs is difficult and frustrating" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Samsung Research America layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Samsung Research America locations?

Mountain View , San Jose , Plano , Richardson , Irvine , San Francisco , New York , Dallas , Los Angeles , San Diego , Jersey City , Austin , Boston , Bridgewater , Ridgefield , Logan , Raleigh , Texas City , Valencia , Turlock , South San Francisco , Cupertino , Los Altos , Palo Alto , Santa Clara , Saratoga , Sunnyvale , Burlington , Berkeley Heights , Playa Vista

Samsung Research America reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(518 total reviews)

Wonil Roh

83% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Samsung Research America has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 518 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Samsung Research America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

518 reviews

3.0

Nov 1, 2011

Not a global company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you get to work with new technology development. you will meet other start-up companies pitching ideas to you, but Korea will tell you to court relationships and then not follow through. beware of your personal reputation as a samsung employee

Cons

all power lies in Korea where they have little understanding of consumers outside of korea. very little work life balance. they work you to death and it's generally considered "the way it is"

1.0

Aug 31, 2011

Anything but research

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good balance between life and work. I saw many Samsung reviews that complain about working too much, but I believe that is not the case at SISA. -Food is excellent

Cons

-Research is not the focus. Keeping HQ happy -whatever that means- is. Just look at the number of publications coming out of Samsung: is really little. -Leaders are seriously incompetent, but HR tops them. Management is selected according to very random criteria (age, years of experience) rather than ability to do actual research. -Benefits are bad when compared to other companies. You start with 10 days of vacation, and you only get awarded 25.. after you have been in the company for 25 yrs! -This is a korean company within Silicon Valley - literally. Keep this in mind before joining.

2.0

Jun 14, 2011

There was little, if any, vision shared by management.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They offer decent benefit package.

Cons

It is not considered as American company.

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Jobs at Samsung Research America

2026 Fall Intern, Computer Vision/AI

2026 Fall Intern, ML/NLP Research

Staff AI Product Designer

2026 Fall Intern, Memory and Personalization

Procurement Specialist