Does SmartNews pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SmartNews employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SmartNews. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SmartNews?

44% of SmartNews employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SmartNews 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SmartNews?

Software Engineer (30) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Manager (7) , Data Scientist (6) , Machine Learning Engineer (6) , Product Manager (6) , Product Designer (4) , Engineering Manager (3) , Content Operations Associate (2) , Data Engineer (2) , Recruiter (2) , Senior Machine Learning Engineer (2) , Senior Manager (2) , Student Worker (2) , Technical Recruiter (2)

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

"great people to work with" ((in 25 reviews)); "nice colleagues Great vision and mission" ((in 11 reviews)); "good salary compare other company in japan" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good Work life balance and can WFH" ((in 9 reviews)); "Amazing benefits" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"It's completely despicable how the layoffs were handled." ((in 10 reviews)); "bad management, management doesn't know what they're doing" ((in 9 reviews)); "Chaos leadership, most of the leadership are hired in the past 2 years, they tried to prove themself, but just bring a lot of failures." ((in 3 reviews)); "communication is hard" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SmartNews redundancies in 2026?

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

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SmartNews Reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Kaisei Hamamoto

50% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Culture and values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

SmartNews has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SmartNews 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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Reviews by job title

142 reviews

2.0

30 Jun 2026

Good work balance but no growth

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

work from home, competitive salary in jp, flexible working

Cons

no growth, no direction, bad upper mng

3.0

13 Apr 2026

Overengineering at it's finest!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- WFH - Chill environment

Cons

- Overengineering at it's finest, the devs act like they develop meta or google - 2026 benefit unclear

3.0

20 Jan 2026

good company in Jp

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good salary compare other company in japan

Cons

the company is no longer growth

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