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      Babel Street

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      Babel Street reviews

      3.1

      40% would recommend to a friend

      (32 total reviews)

      Benji Hutchinson

      44% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      2.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Culture & values

      Babel Street has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Babel Street 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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      32 reviews
      2.0
      Mar 12, 2026

      Horrible Executive Team, Constant Layoffs/Reorgs

      Product owner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great coworkers, company started as a great place to be, sometimes you get some freebies. Great health insurance.

      Cons

      Under constant threat of layoffs, HR does a great job at lying. Babel street will do anything they can do to make a quick buck, no long term thinking. Their solution is just to offshore workers and remove top talent, as the executive team constantly fumbles losing costumers right and left. Babel street has 0 vision beyond how can the executive team get their next bonus check.

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      Babel Street Response
      3mo
      Thank you for sharing your experience. Feedback like this — even when it's difficult — is something we take seriously. We're glad the people and benefits stood out as genuine strengths. The relationships built here matter, and that reflects the kind of culture we're committed to protecting and growing. We won't dismiss the harder feedback. Organizational changes are disruptive, and we know that uncertainty can create anxiety when communication doesn't keep pace with decisions. That's something we're actively investing in. Over the past year, Babel Street has been building more structured systems around leadership development, manager accountability, performance clarity, and internal communication — not as a quick fix, but as part of a deliberate effort to build a more operationally disciplined and people-centered organization. Babel Street is in a real period of transformation — strengthening our revenue engine, developing our leaders, and building the talent infrastructure to grow sustainably. We believe the best is ahead, and we want people who are part of that journey to feel it. We genuinely wish you well, and appreciate the years and dedication you brought to the team.
      1.0
      Feb 17, 2026

      Reorgs to hide company disorganization.

      Engineering
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Near constant company re-orgs (about every 3 months) means that you'll likely never have to work on the same project for very long. If you can get in good with one of the "Babel long timers" you'll have to be pretty aggressively bad to actually get fired, unless they're re-orging.

      Cons

      No leadership, lots of managers. Completely beholden to an erratic and disorganized PE-Firm (Veritas) employee who is covering up their own mistakes with constant idea's for reorganization. Zero-sum policy for raises, no one gets more than 1.5%, and if someone does, they take % from someone else. Meaning if there's a 2% raise somewhere, someone else only got 1%. Leads to a lord of the flies setup with employees. No long term strategy for maintaining any systems, leading to now weekly whole system outages at all hours. The entire C-suite has undergone turnover at least twice in 2 years. No company direction. Current CEO is more worried about posting on LinkedIn than actually providing guidance and vision. Over-reliance on ChatGPT means that any guidance provided shifts week over week when a new prompt is used.

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      Babel Street Response
      4mo
      Thank you for the candid feedback. There are themes in your comments that we recognize. The past two years have included significant change — leadership transitions, organizational adjustments, and shifts in direction as new leaders brought new perspectives. We understand that frequent reorgs and evolving priorities can feel disruptive and frustrating. Over the past several months, we’ve taken deliberate steps to create stronger alignment and clearer ownership. We brought in a President and Chief AI Officer, a new Chief Revenue Officer, and new heads of Product and Engineering who now operate under a unified structure. That alignment is intentional — bringing product and engineering together under one accountable vision so we can move faster, reduce handoffs, and deliver with greater clarity. Earlier this month, we held a company-wide all-hands to connect that structure to our North Star through 2027 and beyond — outlining how our product vision, operating model, and execution priorities come together as one company strategy. When product and engineering are aligned, it strengthens everything else: speed to market, customer impact, and long-term growth. Many of the concerns you raised — around ownership, consistency, and direction — are exactly what this next phase is designed to address. The focus now is steady execution, clearer decision rights, and delivering on the commitments we’ve set. We know confidence is earned over time. That’s the work in front of us.
      1.0
      Jan 22, 2026

      Toxic Culture Overshadows Everything Else

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The only positive is that the benefits look decent on paper, but they don’t make up for the environment you’ll be working in.

      Cons

      The culture is deeply unprofessional and stressful. There is no respect for work-life balance—if your manager or leadership chooses to work during their vacation, they expect you to do the same. Workload expectations are unrealistic, and there’s no support to accomplish what’s asked. When things inevitably fall through the cracks, blame is quick and harsh. Employee concerns are ignored, and the toxic culture is hidden behind fake smiles. If you’re a woman, be prepared to be asked to take meeting notes or handle tasks outside your role because you’re seen as “helpful,” but your professional opinions won’t be taken seriously. This is not a healthy place to grow your career. *Update: even after replying to my review that they're taking steps they layoff ONLY WOMEN from the Product department. Feedback really falls on deaf ears smh

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      Babel Street Response
      5mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience at Babel Street felt stressful, unsupported, or dismissive of your concerns. That is not the environment we aim to create, and we take this feedback seriously. Respect for work-life boundaries, realistic workload expectations, and professional conduct are important to us. When employees feel those standards aren’t being met — particularly around how concerns are handled or how contributions are valued — that’s something we examine closely. We want to be clear that we are already taking internal steps to address feedback like this, including strengthening manager expectations, reinforcing accountability, and creating clearer paths for concerns to be raised and addressed. We also want to be clear that gender-based assumptions or inequitable treatment are not acceptable. We expect all employees to be treated with respect and to have their perspectives taken seriously, regardless of role or background. While we know we can’t change the past, we are committed to learning from feedback like this and continuing to make improvements. We appreciate you sharing your perspective and wish you the best in your next chapter.
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