Excellent company to work for - Data Scientist (Software Engineer) Criteo Employee Review

5.0
Oct 25, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Many talents and experts specialized in Software Engineering, Machine Learning, AI and Statistical Modeling, - Criteo provides multiple events and training to make sure employees stay at the top of the industry and get the opportunity to learn a lot. I received a ticket for NIPS conference (sold out in 11min) after 6 months within the firm. We have weekly events to meet and discuss research papers and industry applications of quantitative methods, - Criteo is constantly innovating, projects are extremely interesting and it is very easy to share thoughts within the team (managers are all good communicators - they are here to give you constructive advises), and across teams (Criteo also encourages mobility), - Management is constantly looking for new product opportunities and is open to new ideas (via a formal established process, or unformal talks). - Lots of free food, beverages, and social events, - Great Culture (go check the video Criteo gogogo), - Amazing work life balance, - The Paris office is extremely impressive, we go grab lunch on the rooftop with a view on the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur, we have all kind of goodies, lots of space and light, - Very generous vacation package, many small advantages (gym contribution, vacation contribution, transportation and other discounts) and strong compensation package. - Recruitment process is extremely smooth and clear, every interviewer went though a long training process to make sure the assessment will be fair, and HR does its best to make the process pleasant and constructive.

Cons

Once you get in here, it's very hard to leave.

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Criteo Response
7y
Hi, Thanks you so much for your great review! We really appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience of working at Criteo. We love to hear the positive feedback you have on the company, and that you’re inspired to come to work every day. We feel so proud and lucky to be part of such this amazing Criteo family, and thank YOU for being an important part of what our culture so great!

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Pros

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Cons

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Criteo Response
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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!
2.0
Jan 31, 2026
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Pros

Smart, hardworking people at the individual contributor level (many of whom are now gone). Little micro-managing, but that’s because everyone’s bandwidth is near 0

Cons

Post–new CEO, the company has descended into complete chaos. There is no transparency around decisions that impact teams and roles. There have been consistent strategy, personnel, and supplier changes with no explanation, accountability, or follow-through. Cons, continued: Employee input and performance do not matter. Decisions feel driven by appeasing BoD and optics rather than results, input and reality. The culture has become a corporate hellscape of: Endless reorganizations with no clear rationale, including layoffs with no reasoning Vague all-hands meetings that avoid real issues, even when directly asked A massive disconnect between the C-suite and day-to-day reality Eroded trust and growing position insecurity Middle managers incentivized to prioritize managing up & executive optics over team advocacy “Return to Office” policy put in place when promised a “Work from Anywhere” position, where the RTO policy differs across employees’ location Little to no growth opportunities despite high performance Under-market average compensation that was justified by locale, “Work from Anywhere”, and flexibility — which was recently rolled back A clear favoritism to those that “talk the talk” vs “performance with numbers”

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