GitHub reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(463 total reviews)
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Thomas Dohmke

50% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

GitHub has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GitHub 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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463 reviews
5.0
Jun 14, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Github walks the walk. You hear many employers say they care about their employees, but Github acts on it. Peers are respectful and the culture is fun. Work is interesting and I've learned a ton from my manager and team.

Cons

None that I can think of

4.0
Aug 18, 2016

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, Values and opportunity to work in cutting edge projects

Cons

Classic start-up issues: reactive mode

1.0
Jun 4, 2026

WFH and benefits good, but leadership lacks

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

WFH, Benefits, Salary, work from home stipend

Cons

Everything else! Poor leadership, poor execution, no training, no training docs.

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