Does Wealthfront pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wealthfront employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wealthfront. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wealthfront?

82% of Wealthfront employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wealthfront 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wealthfront?

Software Engineer (22) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

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

"The people are fun to work with and really passionate about growing the company." ((in 12 reviews)); "Great engineering culture" ((in 7 reviews)); "Brilliant leadership." ((in 6 reviews)); "everyone was incredibly educated and well" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Unstable and confused management with high turnover as a result" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wealthfront layoffs in 2026?

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

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Wealthfront reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(60 total reviews)

David Fortunato

100% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

Wealthfront has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 60 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Wealthfront employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Reviews by job title

60 reviews

5.0

Apr 28, 2026

Enjoyable work environment but high stress at times

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like working at wealthfront

Cons

Fast paced and high stress sometimes

4.0

Mar 19, 2026

Smart people, Cool product. Decently stressful

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities for growth. Cool product. Good pay. Remote first culture.

Cons

Stressful. Have to wear a lot of hates. Less coding than I'd like and more project management than I'd like. Layoffs are somewhat common and normalized.

4.0

Jan 28, 2026

Strong eng culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong engineering culture with value placed on mentorship, code quality, and documentation.

Cons

High turnover and no PIPs before firings. Also a lot of meetings.

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