Does HackerEarth pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HackerEarth employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HackerEarth. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HackerEarth?

67% of HackerEarth employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HackerEarth 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HackerEarth?

Account Manager (12) , Problem Setter (12) , Software Engineer (12) , Program Manager (9) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (8) , Software Developer (6) , Campus Ambassador (5) , Customer Success Manager (5) , Internship (5) , Market Research Analyst (5) , Technical Content Engineer (5) , Intern (4) , Marketing (4) , Sales (4) , Sales Associate (4)

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

"When you are struck at something and you need some help, people go out of their way to help you." ((in 23 reviews)); "It is a great team to work with." ((in 14 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good management" ((in 11 reviews)); "Everything is good manager, people, office vibe, perfect." ((in 10 reviews))

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

"4. Average salary" ((in 5 reviews)); "Back to back layoffs (3 rounds till now) and unsure of company's long term stability and growth." ((in 4 reviews)); "They are basically proxies of the CTO." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about HackerEarth layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed HackerEarth locations?

Chicago , Mayfield , Lo Roy Acres

HackerEarth reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(246 total reviews)

Sachin Gupta and Vivek Prakash

82% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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HackerEarth has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 246 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HackerEarth employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

246 reviews

5.0

Feb 26, 2018

Brilliant culture with helpful folks!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Obliging peers. Learning opportunity. Fun and happy atmosphere. Cross domain/team contribution opportunities. Open culture.

Cons

Employee benefits are limited. P.S: I wanted to give 4.5/5 rating but Glassdoor is not allowing.

4.0

Nov 10, 2017

One of the best tech startups in India to work at!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As an engineer, your work will show. You make the company grow. Lots of learning opportunities. Write amazing code and you shine! You get to work with some of the best engineers.

Cons

Sometimes you may find yourself wondering about your career progression. You may see people being applauded for trivial work.

HackerEarth Response

8y

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate you taking out time for this. Glad that you have enjoyed solving challenging engineering problems at HackerEarth. Your point about lack of proper career progression is valid and we are continuously working on it, hope to have something concrete soon. With respect to your advice, we would really appreciate if you can share some points on where we went wrong in valuing engineers and how we can make it better. Your feedback will be super helpful for us to improve.

3.0

Oct 23, 2017

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to work in your early stage of your career.

Cons

No cons as such.

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