Question 1

Does BenevolentAI pay their employees well?

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According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BenevolentAI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BenevolentAI. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at BenevolentAI?

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50% of BenevolentAI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BenevolentAI 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at BenevolentAI?

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Software Engineer (13), Principal Scientist (11), Industrial Placement Student (5), Machine Learning Engineer (3), Product Manager (3), Scientist (3), Senior Cheminformatics Data Scientist (3), Senior Software Engineer (3), AI Scientist (2), Business Operations (2), Internship (2), Project Manager (2), Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist (2), Senior Product Manager (2), Senior Scientist (2)

Question 4

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

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"Great people to work with" ((in 18 reviews)); "The team is amazing, super enthusiastic with a positive and open mindset." ((in 16 reviews)); "amazing, friendly colleagues" ((in 14 reviews)); "good office, people are nice" ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing benefits and bonus" ((in 5 reviews))

Question 5

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

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"I think this largely arises from rapidly overhiring into an environment where there isn't actually a defined product or enough engineering tasks to work on, having ineffective leadership across most functions with no expectations/accountability enforced, academics with no business/product sense being given vast amounts of responsibility for business/product decisions" ((in 4 reviews)); "Management is detached from the actuality of research and development." ((in 3 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about BenevolentAI layoffs in 2026?

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

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