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 52 reviews)); "Great culture .. open and fast" ((in 23 reviews)); "unlimited PTO and great benefits particularly for families" ((in 18 reviews)); "PTO was unlimited and people weren't afraid to take it." ((in 14 reviews)); "7. Having a great manager can shield you from some of the cons listed below." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"so many layoffs, causing other people to leave and the team was getting smaller with the same amount of work." ((in 17 reviews)); "There was a lack of vision by upper management and a complete lack of respect for the employees." ((in 13 reviews)); "poor management communication" ((in 12 reviews)); "There was zero job security in 2020." ((in 6 reviews)); "In addition, the CEO writes his own Wikipedia profile and then asked employees to update his Wikipedia page in their own time at home so it doesn't look like it was done by employees." ((in 5 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

Jun 12, 2023

Revolving door of leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great employee benefits and inclusiveness

Cons

Lack of quality outcomes regarding development initiatives. Very unsatisfying to work on projects with a very slim chance of commercial viability.

Uptake Response

3y

Thank you for your feedback! The culture, benefits, and the work we do for our clients are core to Uptake. With Kayne’s direction since 2020, we're confident in our product-first direction as a business today and continue to grow and evolve. We count on every one of our people to guide the direction of and build Uptake's future. The added focus, combined with having the right talent in place, puts us in a strong position to continue to grow and gain market share. We're proud of the recent momentum of our Uptake Fleet product. With Uptake Fleet's predictive technology, our customers can avoid costly breakdowns and extend the life of their vehicles!

5.0

Jun 2, 2023

Good Team

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Delivery Ops team is great.

Cons

Other teams seem chaotic and unfocused

Uptake Response

3y

We are so glad you like your team! We hope you enjoy innovating with us. We appreciate your concerns regarding the other teams; if something specific happened that was not positive and it can help us improve, please feel free to reach out to HR at any time. We always encourage candid dialogue.

1.0

May 31, 2023

Bad management

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fine salary and benefits. Work remotely

Cons

The company is all over the place no clear goals and bad managements

Uptake Response

3y

Thank you for your review; we are glad to hear that you have positive feedback on our total rewards. We appreciate your feedback about management - We realize this review is from May, but we’ve made some considerable strides since then and are confident in our strategy and current leadership structure.

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