Kraken reviews

4.5

91% would recommend to a friend

(211 total reviews)

Amir Orad

91% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Kraken has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 211 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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211 reviews
4.0
Dec 7, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Rapid growth phase allows for lots of opportunities. Engineers have a lot of autonomy and freedom in their work. Work-life balance is pretty good, depending on your location and circumstances. Although, unlimited PTO is really a scam IMO.

Cons

Transparency around salary is a taboo and looked down upon, which makes for a very frustrating experience when dealing with salary discussions. Clear lack in organization from the leadership level that trickles down. Rapid growth is exposing a lot of growing pains and issues with scaling. Cross team collaboration/communication is awful which causes delays, misunderstandings, difficult work experiences, etc. Middle management generally lacks experience and understanding in healthy team leadership skills. The entire tech department generally feels immature.

3.0
Oct 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- relative idipendence at an IC level - hyper growth - interesting challenges and products - one of the few remaining bastions of remote work

Cons

- As others pointed out, the original culture is dying as quickly as the company is going full corpo - Senior Leadership (and some middle managers) becoming more and more detached about what it takes to achieve desired goals - Incredible imbalance between teams - Lack of proper HR - Lack of visibility on salary bands - Pushing AI for the sake of using AI

1.0
Sep 30, 2025

Low pay, high workload, managers get all the credit

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Really lovely colleagues all across the company

Cons

Pay is lower than in most other tech companies while the workload is sometimes overwhelming. And all your hard work will usually be taken by your manager and they get all the credit.

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Kraken Response
7mo
Hi there, Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and share your perspective. It’s great to hear you’ve found your colleagues at Kraken to be lovely and supportive! The people here really are what make the company special. We’re sorry to hear you’ve felt the workload has been overwhelming at times and that your contributions haven’t always been recognised. We know how important it is for people to feel valued for the work they do, and we’re continuing to focus on improving how we celebrate individual and team achievements across the business. On pay, we aim to offer a balanced and fair package that reflects both our values and long-term sustainability. We regularly review our approach to ensure it remains competitive while supporting our ability to invest in people, growth, and innovation. We also know that workload and recognition are closely linked to how we develop our managers and shape our culture. We’re continuing to strengthen this through clearer guidance, leadership development, and better visibility of impact and outcomes. If you’d be open to sharing more about your experience, I’d really welcome the opportunity to hear from you directly. Alternatively, we have Your Voice in Hibob as another avenue for you to raise any concerns you may have. Thanks again, Olivia Roberts olivia.roberts@kraken.tech
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