Does Alpaca pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alpaca employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alpaca. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alpaca?

70% of Alpaca employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alpaca 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alpaca?

Software Engineer (11) , Anonymous (2) , Operations (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2)

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

"friendly colleague, comfortable environment, good menter" ((in 4 reviews)); "Excellent company and team." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"There have been many layoffs." ((in 4 reviews)); "There is no effort being put in to create any sort of culture." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alpaca layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Alpaca locations?

San Mateo , New York , San Francisco , Chicago

Alpaca reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

68% positive business outlook

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Alpaca has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Alpaca employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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52 reviews

4.0

Apr 18, 2023

transparent leadership navigating through tough economy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

lots of upside with growth & revenue transparent leadership doing their best opportunity to learn a lot on the ground fully committed remote workplace

Cons

less structure all around, so you need to be ok w/ the fluidity of things fully remote means less opportunity to meet your colleagues in person

4.0

Apr 12, 2023

Great Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work at.

Cons

Sometimes the direction of the company is unclear.

5.0

Jan 6, 2025

Great People and Product

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 100% Virtual, even with a global team, people are respectful of others' working hours and provide actual flexibility - Respectful and share colleagues - Ambitious company goals and solid plans to achieve them

Cons

None that I have seen so far

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