Safe Software reviews

4.5

94% would recommend to a friend

(61 total reviews)

Don Murray

85% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

Safe Software has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Safe Software 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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61 reviews
2.0
Apr 26, 2025

Talented people, but leadership culture demands loyalty over contribution

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company has a talented and thoughtful group of people across design, development, and product teams, and offers opportunities to work on meaningful and challenging projects. It can be a good place to gain experience early in your career if you navigate the internal politics carefully.

Cons

Career progression depends more on personal alignment with the CEO than on the quality of work or contributions. Although leadership publicly encourages open dialogue, disagreement is discouraged in practice and critical thinking is often quietly dismissed. The CEO maintains strong opinions across all departments and expects alignment rather than open debate. Employees who fall out of favor with the CEO or his close circle are often quietly laid off, even with strong performance, without an opportunity to say goodbye to their teams. Those individuals are typically required to sign severance agreements that prevent them from speaking openly about their experiences. As a result, a culture of fear and silence persists internally, while externally the company maintains a public image that no longer reflects its internal reality.

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Safe Software Response
7mo
Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback. We’re glad to hear you valued your fellow teammates and meaningful work within our teams. We’re sorry to learn that some aspects of your experience did not align with our culture of openness and respect we strive to maintain. Feedback like yours helps us continue to grow and ensure that every team member feels supported, heard, and empowered to contribute. We appreciate the time you spent with us and wish you all the best in your future career.
5.0
Sep 30, 2016

A great place to work

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Pros

Safe provides a great work environment for its employees. The company is full of smart, friendly people and management encourages and promotes work life balance. Working at Safe provides a good balance the flexibility and excitement of working at a Start-up with the stability of a company that has been around for 20+ years.

Cons

Location may be inconvenient for some, there is a lack of nearby amenities.

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Safe Software Response
9y
It is pretty cool that Safe has managed to maintain the same sense of excitement that started almost a quarter of a century ago (wow!). It's true that we aren't located in the middle of a metropolitan area like Vancouver - for many that is part of the charm - but we are glad that hasn't been a show stopper for you. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback - always great to hear what our team members are thinking!
1.0
Jan 21, 2020
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Pros

- Steady work. - Average salary. - Variety

Cons

- No career advancement. - No salary advancement. - Don't care about non-developers. - Staff are only tools, if you don't like it leave attitude. - Owners only care if they are having fun. As soon as it becomes uncomfortable or actual work they don't want to be involved.

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Safe Software Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your candid feedback. At Safe, we seek to continuously improve the employment experience, so I'm happy to share that we are in the stages of creating a career development and transparent salary grid for all of our staff. This will help clarify career and salary advancement opportunities across the organization, so our employees have an idea of where they can take their career next at Safe. We care deeply about our team and strive to ensure that we're soliciting feedback where we can to provide the most meaningful experience. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and we wish you all the best!
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