Is GitHub a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at GitHub have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 50 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of GitHub employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at GitHub now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at GitHub .

Does GitHub pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at GitHub with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 50 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at GitHub .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at GitHub?

92% of Software Developer employees at GitHub would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated GitHub with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GitHub?

Software Engineer (55) , Senior Software Engineer (32) , Sales (10) , Solutions Engineer (9) , Account Executive (8) , Director (7) , Program Manager (7) , Customer Reliability Engineer (6) , Enterprise Business Representative (6) , Marketing (6) , Senior Program Manager (6) , Software Engineer III (6) , Software Engineer Intern (5) , Talent Partner (5) , Enterprise Support Engineer (4)

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

"remote work is well supported and benefits are great" ((in 70 reviews)); "The people here are great and very compassionate." ((in 61 reviews)); "It is truly a great company and culture." ((in 57 reviews)); "Work life balance was great" ((in 35 reviews)); "great teams and interesting work" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"High turnover due to poor leadership" ((in 23 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 22 reviews)); "Everybody was already stretched thin before the layoffs and it has only gotten worse and worse since then with goals just getting bigger and bigger without the people to deliver it forcing people into burnout fire drills all the time." ((in 12 reviews)); "Good managers are extremely hard to come by" ((in 8 reviews)); "Some processes can be slow and communication could be improved" ((in 5 reviews))

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3.9

92% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)

Thomas Dohmke

73% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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4.6

Work/Life balance

4.4

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated GitHub with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. GitHub is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

May 21, 2026

Great WFH and teammates, but lacks direction

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WFH, benefits, good teammates and interesting work at scale.

Cons

4 yr cliff downtime and availability issues overall lack of direction

4.0

Mar 24, 2026

Remote work and autonomy, but management issues persist

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote (if you like that), autonomy, developer platform

Cons

Questionable management, losing AI cold war, lack of funding in the right places.

4.0

Mar 3, 2026

Great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great overall and you will enjoy your time

Cons

A lot of work, not for all due to it increasing oa lot

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