Is Avalara a good company to work for?

Avalara has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 1,767 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at Avalara to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Avalara have been left by employees working as Implementation Consultant , Analyst and Customer Account Manager .

Does Avalara pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Avalara employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Avalara. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Avalara?

49% of Avalara employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Avalara 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Avalara?

Software Engineer (80) , Senior Software Engineer (69) , Tax Analyst (39) , Technical Support Engineer (37) , Account Development Representative (35) , Analyst (34) , Manager (25) , Customer Account Manager (24) , Compliance Analyst (19) , Sales (19) , Sales Executive (19) , Implementation Consultant (18) , Director (17) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (17) , Product Manager (16)

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

"Great people and teams" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good work life balance and ease of work" ((in 89 reviews)); "Benefits were good" ((in 86 reviews)); "The pay is good for starting out and if you push yourself then the pay only gets better." ((in 65 reviews)); "Great work culture and ethics" ((in 61 reviews))

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

"Bad management from the US" ((in 74 reviews)); "Senior leadership is a bunch of talking heads and have no clue what they are doing." ((in 53 reviews)); "5. India level managers have no voice and all decisions are made by US counterparts." ((in 50 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and forced exits" ((in 49 reviews)); "There is no job security here and no consideration for your commitment and hard work." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about Avalara layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Avalara locations?

Seattle , Durham , Bainbridge Island , Raleigh , Houston , Paso Robles , Chicago , Falls Church , New York , Los Angeles , Rocklin , Dallas , Denver , Austin , San Francisco , McMinnville , Elizabeth , Jersey City , Charlottesville , Culpeper , Saint Louis , Monsey , Green Bay , Scottsdale , Lincoln , Louisville , Charlotte , Fort Worth , Lewisville , Indianapolis

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Meat grinder with crippling politics and ineffective leadership - Product Manager Avalara Employee Review

1.0

Jul 27, 2021

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There are individuals who take their roles seriously, and serve their teams with humility and true leadership. There are some team members that take their roles seriously as professionals, making it easy to achieve common goals.

Cons

Avalara is full of incredible turnover, toxic culture, crippling politics and open drama. Managers fabricate crises to artificially 'motivate' their teams. Senior leaders focus on building their own corporate brands rather than supporting their teams, and the rest of the troubles trickle down from there. There are constant mean-spirited Internal fights and hollow posturing over resources, funds, and priorities (debate and discussion is good, sabotage and drama is not). Quite literally every individual contributor I worked with behaved as if they were about to be let go, which makes for a difficult environment to achieve just about anything meaningful. Of all the public companies i've worked with, this one showed me a new low for culture, camaraderie, and effectiveness. If you're thinking of trying this place out, just be ready for all of this, on top of the massive workloads you'll get and the constant priority and resource churn you need to navigate.

Avalara Response

4y

I am sorry you feel this way. I couldn't disagree with you more and do hope that you shared your views during your tenure or exit interview with the People and Culture team.

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5.0

Jul 13, 2026

Sr. director, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technologies Very Smart colleagues Great business model

Cons

High hiring and performance bar

Avalara Response

6d

Thank you for sharing your experience at Avalara. We’re glad to hear the technology and your teammates have made a positive impact. We appreciate your feedback and your contributions.

4.0

Jul 17, 2026

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Is Avalara a great place to work? It depends on the team you are on. Pros: - I love my team. I have great co-workers. I feel like leadership to the VP level understands the value we bring and advocates for our work throughout the company - I like being able to go into the office and see people and bounce ideas around - My manager is always pushing me to learn new things and get out of my comfort zone - We just got a new CEO and I am super excited about him and his vision. Everyone who has actually been in meetings with him is excited too.

Cons

It depends on the team you are on. Cons: - Some teams are not as curious/helpful as others. I often have to check and recheck the work they do, after I have chased them multiple times to even complete the work - The layoff fear is real, the idea that at any point your position could be eliminated because they want to keep that revenue per headcount KPI down is everywhere

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Avalara Response

2d

Thank you for taking the time to share such thoughtful insight. We're glad to hear your team and manager have had a positive impact on your experience, and we're encouraged by your optimism about Avalara's future. We also recognize how important it is for that experience to feel consistent across the company, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective.

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