Does HackerRank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HackerRank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HackerRank. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HackerRank?

62% of HackerRank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HackerRank 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HackerRank?

Software Engineer (21) , Account Executive (14) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Sales (8) , Intern (7) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (7) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (6) , Customer Success Manager (5) , Software Development Engineer Intern (5) , Enterprise Account Executive (4) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern (4) , Technical Content Engineer (4) , Analyst (3) , Manager (3) , Product Designer (3)

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

"Great culture and company with an amazing peer group" ((in 43 reviews)); "Amazing people to work with" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 24 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 18 reviews)); "4. good pay" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"The CEO is absolutely clueless." ((in 7 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 5 reviews)); "Not enough vision from upper management to elevate the brand." ((in 4 reviews)); "They simply don’t care about your career growth here." ((in 3 reviews)); "It comes down to the lack of diversity of thought and representation." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about HackerRank layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed HackerRank locations?

Mountain View , Palo Alto , San Francisco , Santa Clara , Raleigh , Los Angeles , Rocklin

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HackerRank reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(264 total reviews)

Vivek Ravisankar

76% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

HackerRank has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 264 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HackerRank 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

264 reviews

4.0

Jun 15, 2026

Good work-life balance with great free food

Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and free food

Cons

Nothing I can think of

4.0

Jun 5, 2026

Decent workplace, but limited growth potential

Lead engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Company, Decent Pay, Decent WLB, Decent work quality.

Cons

Company not going to grow much from here. Just in maintenance or catch-up mode, trying to build new stuff but not getting enough traction.

4.0

May 23, 2026

Remote work with a supportive ecosystem

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work and a good ecosystem

Cons

None that I can think of

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