Does Uptake pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Uptake employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Uptake. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Uptake?

43% of Uptake employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Uptake 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Uptake?

Software Engineer (33) , Data Scientist (19) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Software Developer (6) , Administrative Assistant (4) , Full Stack Developer (4) , Manager (4) , Project Manager (4) , Data Engineer (3) , Devops Engineer (3) , Engineer (3) , Account Executive (2) , Anonymous (2) , Product (2) , Senior Manager (2)

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

"Great People to work with and learn from." ((in 51 reviews)); "Great culture .. open and fast" ((in 24 reviews)); "Benefits were great and my small team worked very well together." ((in 18 reviews)); "PTO was unlimited and people weren't afraid to take it." ((in 16 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"There are lots of silent layoffs where the office just starts to feel more empty but no one ever said what was happening." ((in 18 reviews)); "Upper management is heavily men but not due to lack of capable, deserving women." ((in 13 reviews)); "poor management communication" ((in 12 reviews)); "While there are some experienced managers, Uptake is full of people managing huge teams for the first time, and all the manager training in the world can't really give them credibility." ((in 8 reviews)); "There was zero job security in 2020." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Uptake layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Uptake locations?

Chicago , Alice , Pleasanton , Seattle , Elk Grove

Uptake reviews

3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(262 total reviews)

Adam McElhinney

56% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Uptake has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Uptake employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

262 reviews

2.0

Nov 17, 2016

Poor leadership and lack of vision

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Swag -Snacks -Driven people -Unlimited PTO -Solid Agile process That's really all I have in terms of positives. These are positives that most startups inherently have.

Cons

-Way too many politics -Male dominated executive team -Fear based culture -People getting fired without an explanation -Lack of respect for employees -Lack of product vision -Overworked employees -High school drama like behavior amongst executive team -Underpaid employees -Lots of confusion with what people were responsible for as the company was scaling -Lack of transparency -Some employees responsibilities changed dramatically without any notice ahead of time

1.0

Aug 3, 2019

Brilliant and diverse group of ICs, mediocre (at best) management

Product

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible individual contributors brought together within a single organization. Opportunities to learn and grow from colleagues is high. Having around this group of people at a particular time was a privilege.

Cons

Did you read GE's lawsuit? Mediocre management at all levels. One possible reason is the role of "manager" is handed out to unqualified people while ongoing training programs supporting managers at all levels is absent. Returning to "Pros" section. All of the talent required to achieve Uptake's goal was present, management squandered that energy/momentum at each turn.

3.0

Aug 17, 2015

Listen to the Customer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting problems to solve - Internal cohesion within teams is great - Lots of engaging activities for employees (kayaking, whirlyball, happy hours) - Very relaxed environment - Commuter benefits - Free coffee - Lots of free swag

Cons

- Each group has their own, different file sharing utility. This makes it very difficult to know where to find information and where to put good information when you get it - Several redundancies developing in client-facing roles, yet we keep hiring - Team members are accused of spying on the progress of the product, fostering an "Us vs. Them" environment - Too much focus on brand aesthetics and not enough on functional products that customers will want to use

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