Is X a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at X have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 225 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of X employees being 3.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at X now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at X .

Does X pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at X with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 225 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at X.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at X?

51% of Software Engineer employees at X would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 52% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated X with a 2.4 rating for work-life-balance, 2.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What X locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

San Francisco is the top rated X location by Software Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at X?

Software Engineer (239) , Senior Software Engineer (88) , Account Manager (71) , Client Partner (41) , Software Engineer II (37) , Staff Software Engineer (36) , Data Scientist (31) , Director (29) , Product Manager (27) , Intern (26) , Client Account Manager (25) , Manager (25) , Program Manager (22) , Software Engineer(Internship) (22) , Engineering Manager (20)

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

"Great culture and business porpuse" ((in 313 reviews)); "The people are great and the work you do makes an impact" ((in 276 reviews)); "The benefits are great and provide additional support for parents and trans/non" ((in 169 reviews)); "Good work life balance in Twitter" ((in 143 reviews)); "Great people and team to work with." ((in 64 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership and lack of direction." ((in 92 reviews)); "Poor management and overworked." ((in 89 reviews)); "Managers are inexperienced and given lots of power." ((in 42 reviews)); "There can be long hours and not every team acknowledges this" ((in 25 reviews)); "New management has killed the company and product we all knew and loved." ((in 16 reviews))

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3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(225 total reviews)

Linda Yaccarino

17% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.4

Work/Life balance

2.1

Diversity & inclusion

Software Engineer employees have rated X with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 225 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. X is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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225 reviews

3.0

Jul 17, 2026

Interesting problems and scale hindered by leadership issues

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Software, scale, and interesting problems

Cons

Leadership, pay, developer and product culture

4.0

Jun 5, 2026

Interesting work, great colleagues, and good pay, but constant layoffs & uncertainty

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good salary - High Ownership - Interesting Work - Get to learn more broadly of how things work at scale compared to other global social media companies - Equity Growth Overall I have gotten to take on really interesting work here and am alongside colleagues I respect and appreciate. Equity has appreciated significantly.

Cons

- Constant Layoffs/poor attrition rates - Understaffed - Lack of organization/communication from leadership

4.0

Oct 15, 2025

Smart People

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fresh team, smart and very driven people, many things to learn

Cons

nothing, i had a lot of things to learn

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