Does App Academy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, App Academy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at App Academy. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at App Academy?

55% of App Academy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated App Academy 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at App Academy?

Instructor (18) , Instructional Assistant (10) , Junior Instructional Assistant (7) , Software Engineer (7) , Teaching Assistant (6) , Admissions Specialist (5) , Career Coach (5) , Technical Instructor (4) , Graduate Student (3) , Module Lead (3) , Software Engineer Instructor (3) , Admissions (2) , Bootcamp Instructor (2) , Bootcamp Prep Instructor (2) , Online Junior Instructional Assistant (2)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 16 reviews)); "The instructional team is amazing, and fantastic to work with." ((in 9 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO (but hardly anyone uses it) and remote." ((in 8 reviews)); "Company culture is great and very diverse." ((in 7 reviews)); "Benefits were good like unlimited PTO." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Bad management" ((in 11 reviews)); "Low pay: Not much else to say here but incredibly low pay for the market." ((in 10 reviews)); "In addition App Academy pays very low salaries to in" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management often feels scattered and disconnected." ((in 4 reviews)); "Greedy and dishonest leadership who care more about buzzwords and dollars than the mission" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about App Academy layoffs in 2026?

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

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App Academy reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(149 total reviews)

Kush Patel

51% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

App Academy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 149 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The App Academy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

149 reviews

1.0

May 8, 2026

Was amazing at one point. Can no longer recommended

Career coach

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team was great before layoffs

Cons

Poor leadership that ultimately ended in its downfall. Focused too much on trying to keep up with trendy AI tools over focusing on fundamentals needed to be competitive for interviews.

1.0

Jan 17, 2026

Brief Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-good experience to have after graduating from bootcamp

Cons

-no career growth and not a long term solution

1.0

Nov 10, 2025

Awful leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing of good to note

Cons

Direction of the company and how it treats its people

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Jobs at App Academy

Data Science & Machine Learning Engineer