Does Bloom Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bloom Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bloom Energy. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bloom Energy?

61% of Bloom Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bloom Energy 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bloom Energy?

Assembly Technician (38) , Engineer (25) , Intern (13) , Staff Engineer (13) , Senior Engineer (11) , Field Service Technician (8) , Technician (8) , Director (7) , Manager (7) , Assembly Tech (5) , Recruiter (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Buyer (3) , Data Analyst (3) , Engineering (3)

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

"Smart people and some cool technology" ((in 48 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good benefits and PTO." ((in 22 reviews)); "The pay is decent for the type of work you due." ((in 19 reviews)); "Teams are collaborative, driven, and full of smart individuals who are genuinely invested in what they’re building." ((in 15 reviews))

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

"It's very simple they don't value there employee much being in R& D they free resource very easily which inturn will create competition for themself in near future killing there own existence in near future again a big fault of HR & poor leadership." ((in 12 reviews)); "Another manager makes every woman I’ve met super uncomfortable." ((in 11 reviews)); "The turnover is extremely high and will continue until you remove upper management ." ((in 10 reviews)); "inner circles, have to make or find your own work, big layoff at the end of 2023" ((in 8 reviews)); "Because it is a start up company still, long hours are expected and its very obvious who does and doesn't work." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Bloom Energy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Bloom Energy locations?

San Jose , Sunnyvale , Newark , Fremont , Mountain View , Santa Clara , Los Angeles , Redwood City , Pennsville , Tempe , Washington , Houston , San Antonio , Orange , Oakland , San Francisco , San Mateo , South San Francisco , Alviso , Baltimore , Boston , New Castle , East Newark

Bloom Energy reviews

3.3

61% would recommend to a friend

(457 total reviews)

KR Sridhar

67% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Bloom Energy has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 457 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Bloom Energy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

457 reviews

5.0

Nov 26, 2012

Great technology and lots of oppurtunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BE team of highly respected executives and hardworking workforce is going to take this technology available for everyone to reach. New cutting edge technology is constantly being developed to reduce cost and increase efficiency and productivity.

Cons

I've noticed that contractors have a lengthly conversion process to become regular employees. However I know they are working on fixing this issue.

3.0

Jun 1, 2012

good place to work

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amount of work is very high

Cons

less than perfect resources available

4.0

Jan 20, 2012

Great technology, lots of learning opportunity, and great team!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome, smart people. We have a great product that's going to impact the world. Ability to work with different types of engineers.

Cons

Engineers at BE work long hours with aggressive schedules and lean budgets. Sometimes development is difficult due to the schedule and budget.

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