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      Kraken

      Engaged Employer

      Kraken reviews

      4.5

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (212 total reviews)

      Amir Orad

      91% approve of CEO

      89% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.6

      Culture & values

      4.6

      Work/Life balance

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Career opportunities

      4.1

      Senior management

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      Kraken has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Kraken employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      212 reviews
      5.0
      Jul 8, 2024

      Brilliant company and amazing culture

      Transformation director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Authentic vision to accelerate the green energy transition. Fabulous product and great Tech. Lovely people and a genuinely innovative and empowering culture. Ability to create your own role and develop personally is in your hands and the doors are wide open.

      Cons

      Gender pay gap. Still quite a lot of senior men leading things, although they are all generally progressive thinkers. Very little in the way of structure or process - which is deliberate, but as the company grows creates a lot of unintentional duplication. And it can mean that personality can be a factor in who is visible or seen as successful.

      3.0
      Mar 8, 2026

      Sadly not what it used to be

      Lead software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible work hours, unlimited leave, generally a good amount of autonomy over how to solve a problem although that seems to be reducing. Some really great engineers which makes it a fun place to work for the day-to-day and a good place to learn.

      Cons

      This company used to have moral and ethical principles, and prided itself on not selling its software to clients that weren't aligned with these. That has gone out of the window. Senior leadership claim we must compromise for the big green dent, but it really (as so often) appears to be all about the money. The current leadership is also noticeably starting to be more top down, and starting to ask us to cut corners to handle the issue that they have oversold and can now not deliver and to make the figures look better for a likely IPO.

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      Kraken Response
      3mo
      Hi there, Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. It’s great to hear that you value the flexibility, autonomy and the calibre of engineers here, that day-to-day learning and collaboration is something we’re really proud of, and we know how important it is to protect that environment as we grow. On your concerns around client alignment and leadership direction, I want to acknowledge that growth inevitably brings tougher decisions and more complexity. Our ambition to make a meaningful impact in the energy space hasn’t changed, even as we scale. Balancing commercial realities with long-term principles isn’t always simple, but it’s something leadership discusses carefully and regularly - we have recently had great discussions at our AMA's around this and I would encourage you to give these a watch if you haven't had the chance too yet! We also recognise that as we take on more customers and expand into new markets, clarity and sustainable delivery matter. Looking after all of our staff, including engineers, and maintaining high standards is critical to long-term success - it’s not something we take lightly. If you’d be open to sharing more about your experience or specific concerns, I’d genuinely welcome the conversation. Thanks again, Olivia Roberts olivia.roberts@kraken.tech
      4.0
      Nov 5, 2024

      Great company going through growing pains

      Software engineering lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Very software engineering led, great for engineers - Huge opportunity for ownership - Lots of autonomy - Working on exciting problems in energy, perhaps one of the only companies it's possible to work on some of these problems at - The parent company, Octopus Energy Group, has been incredibly successful in a short space of time so there's a real feeling of momentum and growth

      Cons

      - Poor approach to pay, lack of transparency on bandings, below market rate pay & compensation, lack of clear progression, etc. - Processes stuck in a startup mentality which are struggling to scale to the size Kraken has become - No real HR, so this responsibility falls on managers; for an employee this can be great if your managers good, terrible if they're bad - Poor communication between senior management and the rest of the org which has gotten worse as the org has grown in size

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