Great atmosphere - confusion career progression - TS Engineer Criteo Employee Review

4.0
Jun 27, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great work/life balance -Great benefits and perks -Well designed and attractive offices -Ability for international travel/relocation -Yearly Global summit with ALL employees flown to same location (optional attendance) Criteo is an industry leader and it shows. The company does well every year and you can feel the market power in every position in the company. It makes you feel proud and invested in work to know you're on the cutting edge and setting the industry standard. Criteo really feels like a family. People are invested in you beyond immediate work responsibilities. Easy to get along with co-workers through the many social events and opportunities to interact. The atmosphere makes coming to work everyday a pleasure.

Cons

-Confusing career progression outside of R&D Criteo highly prioritizes R&D and it shows. R&D has very straight forward career any salary progression. As R&D is the life blood of innovation, it makes sense. However, most other positions are left on the outside looking in, and faced with a confusing/muddy view of how they can progress in there career. Furthermore, internal promotion into senior management positions almost never happens. With little to know career paths planned out, and external hiring, it can feel like you are spinning your wheels. After a certain number of raises, it can quickly feel like you've reached your cap and you'll need to go elsewhere to get a high salary/responsibility level. However, even if that is the route you go, Criteo is still a great stop on your career progression and to have on your resume.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Great environment, great people to work with

Cons

Need to go back to office

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Criteo Response
1w
We're thrilled to receive such positive feedback and to know that you've found a place where you can grow and thrive at Criteo. Thank you for sharing and for your trust all these years. It's great to have you on the team!
1.0
Feb 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Earlier in my time at Criteo, the culture was a true strength. Teams were collaborative, capable, and invested in delivering value to clients. There are still incredibly smart, hardworking people across the organization when they are given the resources needed to deliver strong work.

Cons

Morale has declined significantly due to direction from upper leadership. Executive communications often feel scripted and disconnected from the realities teams are navigating. Employees are facing burnout, layoffs, no merit compensation growth, and increasing workloads without clear strategic guidance. Leadership layers have expanded in ways that create bottlenecks and slow decision making, while individual contributors lack clarity on priorities and long term direction. Internal mobility has been restricted, limiting opportunities for promotion or role movement at the same time compensation progression has been removed. Salary transparency was removed from internal and external role descriptions, which has impacted trust. Despite positive performance, cost discipline appears to disproportionately affect employees rather than being shared equitably across leadership levels. Additionally, a return to office policy has been implemented, including for employees originally hired as remote. This has added strain and uncertainty for teams.

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Criteo Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing such detailed feedback. Every decision we make is taken with our long-term organizational health in mind. From top leadership to individual contributors, we are all committed to building sustainable success for our company and the people in it. Making Criteo a place where everyone can grow is a shared priority, and that’s why we equally value vertical and horizontal career pathways. When it comes to individual recognition, our merit compensation processes are structured and similar across our entire organization to ensure maximum fairness and equity. Since Criteo's success is built on connections, we strongly encourage our teams to come together to boost innovation and collaboration at once. By blending office presence with flexible options, we keep trust at the core of our work approach since everyone remain empowered to manage their time, energy, and schedule the way they see fit. Open feedback helps us improve and move forward, so thank you for sharing yours!
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