Does CircleCI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CircleCI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CircleCI. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CircleCI?

64% of CircleCI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CircleCI 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CircleCI?

Senior Software Engineer (14) , Software Engineer (13) , Account Executive (8) , Engineer (4) , Marketing (4) , Sales (4) , Staff Software Engineer (4) , Customer Success Manager (3) , Engineering Manager (3) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (3) , Support Engineer (3) , Anonymous (2) , Business Intelligence Analyst (2) , Customer Success (2) , Customer Success Associate (2)

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

"Great people and no politics" ((in 26 reviews)); "Work life balance is great" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "The team is supportive." ((in 9 reviews)); "Competitive pay & benefits." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"3 rounds of layoffs" ((in 11 reviews)); "Dysfunctional leadership, no macro level product direction, hyper competitive space with no real organization strategy (beyond setting aggressive revenue targets), teams are hamstrung by CYA bureaucratic red tape and politics, technical debt never is allowed to be addressed, business model is entirely contingent on COGS." ((in 6 reviews)); "People have had 5 or 6 different managers in less than two years, which is just crazy." ((in 5 reviews)); "no 401k match :( but makes up for it with other benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management seemed wobbly and wishy" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about CircleCI redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(170 total reviews)

Jim Rose

66% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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CircleCI has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 170 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CircleCI 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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170 reviews

2.0

19 Jun 2026

Think Twice

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Full-Time Remote Position. Standard benefits

Cons

Work-life balance. Leadership is out of touch with those doing the work

1.0

18 Jun 2026

Work-life balance okay, but management needs improvement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is okay but could be better

Cons

Manager who needs training - Combative when challenged and do not care enough; Very clicky and meangirlish - needs work on delivery - very disrespectful

4.0

4 May 2026

Great people and work-life balance, but sales strategy struggles

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Great people and no politics - Well work life balance environment

Cons

- Challenge product advantage against compete - Struggle sales strategy

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