Does Aiven pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Aiven employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Aiven. This rating has improved by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Aiven?

60% of Aiven employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Aiven 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Aiven?

Senior Software Engineer (13) , Software Engineer (13) , Manager (10) , Sales (9) , Anonymous (6) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (6) , Account Executive (5) , Support Engineer (5) , GTM (4) , Solutions Architect (3) , Director (2) , Enterprise Account Executive (2) , Marketing (2) , Product Marketing Manager (2) , Recruiter (2)

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

"Some great people to work with." ((in 23 reviews)); "Good benefits overall." ((in 16 reviews)); "high willingness to impart knowledge | no micromanagement of tasks and responsibilities | excellent provision of work equipment | awesome work culuture and best colleagues I've worked with" ((in 10 reviews)); "A focus on work/life balance and some good benefits." ((in 9 reviews)); "The tech team is great." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"The only reason this review is a 2/5, is because the company was a 5/5 prior to the layoffs." ((in 16 reviews)); "Lack of transparency, and Lack of strong and compelling Strategy from the executive team." ((in 5 reviews)); "Incompetent execs and managers:" ((in 4 reviews)); "There is no actual career progression, and they keep pinning the excuse to a lack of job architecture, when this has been the same reason for the past 1.5 years." ((in 4 reviews)); "And somehow, instead of trying to put out the flames, senior management is busy roasting marshmallows and hyping up their "great rocket initiatives."" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Aiven redundancies in 2026?

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

Aiven Reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(177 total reviews)

Oskari Saarenmaa

61% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (177 reviews)

Aiven has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 177 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Aiven 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

177 reviews

5.0

1 Jun 2022

Fun and challenging

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The technology developed at Aiven solves a unique technical problem. No one else in the market is doing anything close to this level of innovation. Staff here are open minded and lean on experimenting with ideas rather than spending a long time pontificating on ideas. It's also very easy to be human here. The commitment to improving the open source world is wonderful.

Cons

Sometimes it can be a challenge if one needs a clear direction. Because the company is open to ideas there is not always a clear yes or no (but rather a let's try attitude).

5.0

4 Dec 2025

Good perks

Support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Still has fairly good salary package and benefits.

Cons

RTO policy, lower salary, and less promotions now.

4.0

8 Apr 2024

Great benefits, on the forefront of exciting work

Support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Aiven are you classic tech company that is on the forefront of cloud infrastructure. Despite being a big company, the culture is still down to earth and you can form strong connections with team members. Great perks which include insurance, learning budgets, and a trip to Spain!

Cons

Huge layoffs, which is understandable. Introduced an RTO which didn't make sense in some situations. I haven't been here long enough to see any other cons though. They also made huge decisions that impacted my department without consulting us.

Aiven Response

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Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback! We’re always looking for ways to improve our team's experience and appreciate your comments regarding our product. As we continue to grow the business, we are always looking into ways on how we can make our processes more efficient and we would like to discuss your constructive feedback more with you. Please feel free to reach out to a member of the Executive Team or People Experience Team around how we can continue to do this.

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