Does Zymergen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Zymergen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Zymergen. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Zymergen?

41% of Zymergen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Zymergen 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Zymergen?

Research Associate (29) , Scientist (19) , Research Associate II (13) , Scientist II (8) , Research Scientist (7) , Research Associate III (6) , Director (5) , Research Associate I (5) , Software Engineer (5) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Business Associate (3) , Senior Research Associate (3) , Business Development (2) , Chemist (2) , Engineer (2)

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

"The free food is a great benefit." ((in 18 reviews)); "Free food (I have breakfast and lunch there)" ((in 16 reviews)); "Amazing Coworkers, smart, motivated, fun" ((in 10 reviews)); "Competitive pay" ((in 7 reviews)); "Company culture was awesome for the most part." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"No leadership at the President and VP level." ((in 15 reviews)); "Bad managers ." ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management is always busy putting out fires so no time to pursue employee growth, promotion or useful ideas." ((in 11 reviews)); "Burgeoning middle management is largely hired from outside rather than promoting from within." ((in 4 reviews)); "Layoffs, Management was not as transparent as I would prefer" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Zymergen layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Zymergen locations?

Emeryville , San Francisco , New York , Oakland , Boston , Cambridge

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Zymergen reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(241 total reviews)

Joshua Hoffman

24% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Zymergen has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 241 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Zymergen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

241 reviews

5.0

Aug 28, 2017

Amazing place to be!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Zymergen stands up to what they promise -Exciting ,challenging and meaningful work -Tremendous work life balance and flexibility -Diverse work culture -Unlimited learning opportunity -Collaborative and open enviornment

Cons

Some lack of sophisticated process and tools but that to be expected with a start up

5.0

Jul 26, 2017

Amazing and fun place to be....

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Visionary founders, amazing talent, open and transparent culture. Great leaders. Work hard, play hard culture.

Cons

With growth comes growing pains, but right people in right place to steer the ship. All good things require time.

5.0

Mar 9, 2017

Great place to write meaningful software

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really collaborative, friendly, smart coworkers. Great sense of tangible work- we're not coding for the sake of coding. It's really fun to go into the lab and see the science in progress. Lots of tech talks from scientists, too. Real sense of progress and potential for the company. Leadership is very transparent about contracts, growth projects, fundraising, etc. and the outlook is positive. No brogrammers- software (and other technical teams) have lots of women and out queer people. People mostly don't overwork themselves- coworkers eat lunch together in our (well-stocked) kitchen and we do a lot of things like climbing, sailing, hiking, happy hour.

Cons

Can be a bit chaotic as the company grows rapidly. No 401k matching.

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