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 10 reviews)); "Competitive pay & benefits." ((in 9 reviews)); "Competitive Management" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"3 rounds of layoffs" ((in 12 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 7 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 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about CircleCI layoffs in 2026?

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

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CircleCI reviews

3.8

64% would recommend to a friend

(168 total reviews)

Jim Rose

66% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

CircleCI has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 168 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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Reviews by job title

168 reviews

5.0

Apr 8, 2026

Great tech and learning opportunities amid instability

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cool tech, learned a lot, coworkers were knowledgeable

Cons

two layoffs and a security breach

5.0

Feb 3, 2026

Best place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

W/L balance Good benefits Great colleagues

Cons

Change in direction is frequent Goalposts move often

5.0

Jul 21, 2025

A great place to work focused on the future of CI/CD

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people make CircleCI — great co-workers and collaborators. The focus on the AI future is quickly turning the company into the most innovative CI/CD platform and it’s a real joy to be a part of that. Growth is coming back in a big way post-tech downturn.

Cons

Communication can be tough in a remote environment. Sometimes it can feel a bit manic, but that’s part of working for a forward-thinking company in an evolving space.

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