Does Shutterfly pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shutterfly employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shutterfly. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shutterfly?

45% of Shutterfly employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shutterfly 3.2 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 Shutterfly?

Machine Operator (49) , Customer Service Representative (36) , Software Engineer (31) , Photographer (29) , Manager (23) , Production Designer (19) , Senior Software Engineer (15) , Director (14) , Sales Associate/Photographer (11) , Senior Product Manager (11) , Core Photographer (10) , Senior Marketing Manager (10) , Data Engineer (9) , Product Manager (9) , Production (9)

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

"Great people with tons of talent and heart who enjoyed each other both professionally and socially." ((in 160 reviews)); "Good work life balance but don't have clear career plan" ((in 79 reviews)); "The job is interesting and has a good pay" ((in 57 reviews)); "good benefits and time off" ((in 52 reviews)); "Great coworkers and everyone works hard." ((in 34 reviews))

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

"poor management and not enough employee to do the task" ((in 66 reviews)); "There are plenty of BAD managers too." ((in 41 reviews)); "Many layoffs due to poor results in a group company have generated insecurity among employees." ((in 28 reviews)); "Long hours and not enough employees" ((in 25 reviews)); "There was practically no training." ((in 24 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shutterfly layoffs in 2026?

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

What Shutterfly locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Mountain View , Sunnyvale , Houston , Charlotte , Dallas , New York , Plano

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Shutterfly reviews

3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,236 total reviews)

Emily Whittaker

8% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Shutterfly has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,236 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shutterfly employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Jul 12, 2015

Good company, fading fast

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, connected to the customer, awesome work-life balance

Cons

Too many MBA types at the top that focus on winning the battle (this quarter) than the war (future of the company)

1.0

May 11, 2015

Extremely political

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks are good. You get Shutterfly products twice a year, including mugs, stickers, photo-books, and more. Beautiful offices in Redwood City and Santa Clara. Free snacks and drinks.

Cons

Extremely political. All is managed by product management, just a few people deciding the direction and execution of the entire company. There is no room for innovation. Developer ideas do not count, all is decided top-down. Even engineering management has no voice. They just follow direct instructions from product management. People are constantly leaving due to this. Even trivial ideas can't ever come from the development team. This company is a retail company, that does not understand how to manage technology. Everything is about numbers, and measuring incremental (proven) revenue each initiative will bring. Forget about R&D. This is not a company to work for if you love innovation and new stuff. The company is restructuring itself and everything done is just refactoring of current code to unify the multiple platforms. Would not recommend this company to others.

3.0

Oct 10, 2013

Not as cool as they think

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Profitable company that invests in equipment and automation year over year. Sound business idea that should be around for a long time.

Cons

Management very much a clique and those not in the in crowd are definitely not in the in crowd. Quickly went from .com start up to big ship corporate with politics, closed doors and hubris.

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