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 improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HackerRank?

61% 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) , Account Manager (3) , Analyst (3) , Manager (3)

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

"Great culture and company with an amazing peer group" ((in 44 reviews)); "Amazing people to work with" ((in 35 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great Management" ((in 15 reviews)); "Great mentorship & team." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"The responsibility of all this all goes back to leadership." ((in 10 reviews)); "The CEO is absolutely clueless." ((in 6 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 5 reviews)); "Not enough vision from upper management to elevate the brand." ((in 4 reviews)); "1. Bad manager." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about HackerRank redundancies in 2026?

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

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HackerRank Reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(265 total reviews)

Vivek Ravisankar

76% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

HackerRank has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 265 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).

Reviews by job title

265 reviews

4.0

4 Jul 2026

Great culture and pay, but slow growth potential

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great company, good culture, nice people and good salary

Cons

Slow Growth, Frequent restructuring which can often disrupt your professional growth plans.

4.0

15 Jun 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

5 Jun 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.

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