Does Smartek21 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Smartek21 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Smartek21. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Smartek21?

66% of Smartek21 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Smartek21 3.6 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 Smartek21?

Software Engineer (48) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Software Development Engineer (9) , QA Engineer (7) , Senior QA Engineer (7) , Account Executive (6) , Technology Lead (6) , Manager (5) , Project Manager (4) , Director (3) , Marketing Specialist (3) , Software Developer (3) , Software Engineer Trainee (3) , Engineer - QA (2) , Junior Software Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at Smartek21 according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits." ((in 11 reviews)); "friendly people and good leave policy" ((in 9 reviews)); "Work from home is available" ((in 9 reviews)); "CEO came into my office and welcomed me to the company and asked me if I had everything I needed" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work culture" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Smartek21 according to real employee reviews?

"Worst Management that I have ever experienced" ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life balance can be challenging during peak project period" ((in 12 reviews)); "Managers are not good... Job Place is not secured...." ((in 9 reviews)); "No job security for senior persons" ((in 5 reviews)); "Present senior management doesn’t care about employees, nobody in the senior management stands up and say something for the employees who work under them and perform very well." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Smartek21 layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Smartek21 layoffs and their outlook for job security at Smartek21 in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Smartek21 locations?

Kirkland , Seattle , San Francisco , Washington , Virginia Beach , Oakland , Mountain View , Palo Alto , Santa Clara , Bellevue , Redmond

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Smartek21 reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(306 total reviews)

Al Lalji

63% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Senior management

Smartek21 has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smartek21 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

306 reviews

5.0

Jul 17, 2014

Best company for the people with right skills and ready to take up challenging opportunities

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is in the growth mode and ready to attract and motivate top talent. We have a CEO who cares and values the employees opinions. The management constantly monitors customer needs, competitors and technology to sign new projects.

Cons

Company is in the growth mode and has related transition challenges

4.0

Jul 3, 2014

Exciting company, high quality professionals

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have something to compare with. This is the place where you can spend life working on interesting problems, and picking the team where you want to work.

Cons

None. I mean it. It is a growing, but still most of the things are very very reasonable.

5.0

Jun 24, 2014

Recruiter experienced with both top companies and startups

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Heart and determination. Many companies talk about investing their heart and soul into their company. Smartek21 did it everyday. I greatly admired the leadership because of their unwavering commitment to the growth of the company (at time even when it seemed detrimental to their health). This only motivated me to give 110% in everything I did. I've been privileged to have worked with 2 of the "most admired" companies in the world, and gained great experience. But they didn't compare to the heart and drive that I witnessed everyday at Smartek21.

Cons

When leadership puts so much of themselves into the company, and when a company is in its initial growth stage, so many challenges are faced. At times decisions were made that wasn't fruitful, and relationships would co workers would be tumultuous, But at the end of the day it was a learning process, and relationships grow stronger.

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