Is Etsy a good company to work for?

Etsy has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 741 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Etsy to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Etsy have been left by employees working as Senior Software Engineer , Seller and Software Engineer .

Does Etsy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Etsy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Etsy. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Etsy?

75% of Etsy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Etsy 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Etsy?

Software Engineer (48) , Senior Software Engineer (36) , Seller (25) , Software Engineer II (10) , Director (9) , Product Manager (9) , Senior Manager (9) , Engineering Manager (8) , Manager (7) , Shop Owner (7) , Designer (6) , Marketing (6) , Owner (6) , Staff Software Engineer (6) , Trust and Safety Specialist (6)

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

"Great culture and very welcoming to differences" ((in 76 reviews)); "The people is great and hearty" ((in 73 reviews)); "Great benefits, perks, and cutlure." ((in 55 reviews)); "great work life balance" ((in 34 reviews)); "2. Good work culture" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Poor leadership" ((in 17 reviews)); "Layoffs and restructuring and constant changes make it difficult to advance" ((in 15 reviews)); "Ineffective managers do not trust subject matter experts." ((in 13 reviews)); "Middle and upper management don't feel like they are in tune with what's going on at the IC level." ((in 9 reviews)); "2. The PM role lacks a strategic outlook and there is limited growth opportunities." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Etsy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Etsy locations?

Brooklyn , New York , Hudson , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Seattle , Houston , Chicago , Phoenix , Prescott , Fort Worth , California City , San Diego , San Jose , Denver , Portland , Tampa , Mays Landing , Rockaway , Herriman , South Jordan , Bloomington , Roanoke , Mexico , Argyle , Long Island City , Malverne , Peekskill , Milwaukee , Tucson

Etsy reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(553 total reviews)

Josh Silverman

63% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Etsy has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 553 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Etsy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

553 reviews

5.0

Feb 1, 2022

Focused on delivery

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Etsy is focused on deliver new experiences, improvements and fixes quickly and easily. I feel this give me the freedom to organize myself: my work, meetings, lunch and break times. Also I have the opportunity to feel the product as my own, since I am fully responsible of planning and launch the deliverables. It is a great opportunity to build a real product that you can see being used in the exact moment you pushed the change to production. When I say you own it, I mean it, you have to watch the metrics dashboard with attention, considering latency, possible errors and act quickly if need, of course all people here is really open to help you. Etsy is open to remote work which I find awesome. Salary and benefits are beyond desirable.

Cons

Written documentation is not a strong feature here, talking with other people is preferred. At the beginning I felt I little lost on what I had to do, I did not feel comfortable to owner a little piece of the system, so you have to dedicate a little more than other positions and be patient while your learned the basics.

Etsy Response

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Thank you for sharing your experience, and it’s exciting to know that you’re already feeling and seeing the impact of your work. Our hope is that all Etsy engineers feel empowered to develop and act on unique ideas that positively impact the user experiences of our millions of buyers and sellers. We appreciate your feedback around written Engineering documentation. Although we try to document most things within our Intranet and shared team documents, your comment makes clear that we could improve access and direction to these tools. We’ve already shared this feedback internally and will continue to evolve.

3.0

Apr 21, 2020

Not creative and not organised

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Workplace teams look after the teams with food, treats and events.

Cons

Team members are long standing and very cliquey. Management is a mess and unsupportive. No structure or forward thinking. Overall performance is low and teams are inexperienced. No diversity. No real regard for staff. Work moves at a glacial pace. Goal posts get moved too often.

3.0

Jan 26, 2018

Lost it's values somewhere on the way

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with incredibly talented, supportive people Beautiful headquarter in NYC

Cons

Painfully profit-focused after the IPO Massive lay-offs without any heads up Unorganised HR department

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