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      3.3

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (48 total reviews)

      Jennifer Pahlka

      35% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Culture and values

      3.2

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Code for America has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Code for America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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      48 reviews
      1.0
      19 May 2026

      Horrible Reputation...Sadly For a Good Reason

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Solid Ideas For People Who Never Understand Nuance

      Cons

      Idealistic to the point they don't understand people who struggle

      1.0
      11 Dec 2025

      Slow Sinking Ship

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - They have a Union, but most jobs beyond senior are non-union eligible - Opportunities to learn new things even if it's not modern tech

      Cons

      - Poor structure and revenue model is all over the place in a bad way - High turnover: people leave a lot due to the culture being strange - Promotions /Advancement are like the lottery - You are not working on cutting edge stuff (fixing Gov legacy systems) - Highly political environment leaning to democratic space

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