Does Rocket Fuel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rocket Fuel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rocket Fuel. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rocket Fuel?

62% of Rocket Fuel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rocket Fuel 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rocket Fuel?

Account Manager (10) , Software Engineer (9) , Analyst (8) , Sales (7) , Senior Analyst (6) , Anonymous (4) , Rocket Scientist (4) , Campaign Manager (3) , Office Manager (3) , Senior Account Executive (3) , Senior Rocket Scientist (3) , (2) , Analytics (2) , Director (2) , Enterprise AE (2)

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

"Lots and lots of great people in the middle and bottom layers." ((in 58 reviews)); "Great company and culture" ((in 23 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 19 reviews)); "Free food (it is not healthy)" ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Constant office gossip, managers don't trust their staff, salespeople fight for books of business and throw each other under the bus, constant drama" ((in 11 reviews)); "Low morale company wide" ((in 7 reviews)); "Politica should reduce and poor communication" ((in 7 reviews)); "Rocket Fuel was a ton of fun as a lean/innovative start up, but it is very clear that senior management was not equipped to lead the company through an IPO and into the public market." ((in 6 reviews)); "Layoffs were a bit of a surprise since it seems like we have a handful of people resigning voluntarily every week." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rocket Fuel redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(290 total reviews)

George John

78% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture and values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Rocket Fuel has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 290 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rocket Fuel 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

290 reviews

5.0

22 Nov 2015

Come Join the rocket

Chief executive officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

As the new CEO, I can tell you we have an exciting new vision for the future, are committed to redefining the marketing landscape and are always looking for top talent who want to impact a team, a company and an industry.

Cons

I have been on board for 8 months as the CRO and we have faced some challenges. I will say that we have been working hard on all fronts to improve our "people processes" so that we are more transparent and inclusive. We have also doubled down on 4 big bets for FY16 to help drive more focus throughout the organization. Finally, we have enhanced our executional rigor! More work to be done, of course, but we have a solid foundation in place for the next phase of our journey

Rocket Fuel Response

10y

Thanks for the review Randy!

1.0

22 Jun 2016

Bullied and Isolated if you don't fit in the inner circle

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

There are still a few people left that actually love what they are doing, and some new hires that are excited to contribute to the company.

Cons

When I reported to HR about my manager and the new people he brought over from his previous company have been bullying, isolating me, and setting me up for failures. I was in tears when I'm telling them I'm suffering from extreme depression, been seeing counseling and taking depression medication since we hired that new manager. However, they tried to dismiss my claims and handed me a laid off notice 3 weeks later.

1.0

19 Feb 2015

What goes up must and will come down

Business/advertising

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

This company has potential but all of the breathless hyping of results has made it a bit of a joke. One only need look at the cratered stock post IPO, down by 75% and sporting a Very Bearish 0.2 overall rating by all analysts on a 0-10 scale. You can't get much lower than that. Throw in a class action lawsuit over fraudulent practices regarding inventory and this isn't quite the visionary winner management makes it out to be.

Cons

Really difficult and nasty office politics, major favoritism played by senior sales management. Everyone is expected to drink the Rocket Fuel flavored Kool Aid and not question poor management practices or god help you disagree with thin skinned middle management. If you're young and moldable and don't mind being a yes man you'll likely do ok here. If you have a spine and a mind of your own and any meaningful experience in the industry, steer well clear of this company, there are many other great alternatives

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Jobs at Rocket Fuel

Software Product Support & Implementation Specialist