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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HackerRank?

57% of HackerRank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HackerRank 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 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) , Analyst (3) , Manager (3) , Product Designer (3)

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

"Great culture and company with an amazing peer group" ((in 45 reviews)); "Amazing people to work with" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 16 reviews)); "4. good pay" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"The CEO is absolutely clueless." ((in 6 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 5 reviews)); "1. Bad manager." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is no transparency in that regard." ((in 5 reviews)); "Not enough vision from upper management to elevate the brand." ((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

57% would recommend to a friend

(263 total reviews)

Vivek Ravisankar

73% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Culture and values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

HackerRank has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 263 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

263 reviews

5.0

26 Feb 2026

Best place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

1. Transparency 2. Good people 3. Good problems to solve 4. Work on the latest tech

Cons

1. Decision making is weak 2. Lot of things just come from the top with no questions asked

5.0

25 Nov 2025

Great Company

Principal brand designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good leadership, Great work culture

Cons

I dont see any red flags as such. Just small stuff that exists in all companies

5.0

10 Jul 2025

Culture

Sde 2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work at

Cons

Nothing as such I can think off

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