Hard times but still a great engineering culture - Senior Dev Lead Criteo Employee Review

3.0
14 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- You'll work at a scale you'll rarely see in France - Being mostly bare metal, you'll be in touch with concerns only a few people care about (hardware tweaking, network topologies and so on) - The benefits are great (salary being one of them)

Cons

- It took the company two entire years to realise that cookie based AdTech was going nowhere and that it needed to pivot (since end of 2017, everybody knows that), It may be two late. TDD and some other competitors are far more advanced than Criteo. - The stock price (at less than 20$, there's no way to retain anyone with RSUs). - Besides HookLogic, all acquisitions have been a waste of money. At the same time, constant cost saving measures in the last two years did not only depress people but made delivering projects harder. - LOTS of people left because of the three previous points, which starts a vicious cycle

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5.0
25 Mar 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Good work life balance, all young people.

Cons

Taking away perks that we have had for a long time. Eventually reach your cap as an IC.

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Criteo Response
1mo
We're glad to know you've had a positive experience with us all those years. Open feedback always helps us improve and move forward so thank you for sharing and for contributing to making Criteo such a special place to work.
3.0
23 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People I worked with and the culture was great, work life balance was fantastic.

Cons

Every year now it layoffs, makes one want to ask a question. Perhaps Criteo needs a better CFO to manage the companies finances. Being every year Criteo is laying people off, yet CFO still remains. Perhaps Criteo needs to look at those who are staying a bit closer.

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Criteo Response
2w
Through the way they connect, build each other up, and impact one another, people make Criteo into a unique workplace every day, and we’re glad it's something you appreciated during your time with us. When it comes to our company’s future, decisions are never arbitrary but made with shared responsibility, maximum transparency, and bearing our long-term organizational health in mind. Yet, receiving open feedback, whether positive or not, is always valuable to us, so thank you for sharing yours. We wish you the best for what comes next.
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