Does Rakuten Advertising pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rakuten Advertising employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rakuten Advertising. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rakuten Advertising?

68% of Rakuten Advertising employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rakuten Advertising 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rakuten Advertising?

Account Manager (29) , Account Specialist (11) , Senior Account Manager (8) , Senior Software Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Senior Manager (5) , Director (4) , Software Engineer (4) , Data Scientist (3) , Marketing (3) , Project Manager (3) , Publisher Acquisition Manager (3) , Account Executive (2) , Business Development Manager (2) , Data Engineer (2)

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

"Great people with good intentions." ((in 29 reviews)); "Also offered great benefits and several fun parties throughout the year." ((in 20 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (if you don't include the insane Palo Alto traffic)." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great team and plenty of perks" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great company culture." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Rakuten has a similar top down culture. 2 women in leadership of about 8" ((in 8 reviews)); "Appalling manager, terrible products and a culture of “Do the least we can”." ((in 6 reviews)); "Agency pay is always lower than in" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs." ((in 6 reviews)); "Absolutely terrible work/life balance and management does little to rectify it" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rakuten Advertising layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Rakuten Advertising locations?

San Mateo , Chicago , New York , Tampa , Salt Lake City , Palo Alto , Midvale , San Francisco , Denver , Seattle , Los Angeles , Remote

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(221 total reviews)

Nick Stamos

65% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Rakuten Advertising has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 221 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rakuten Advertising employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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221 reviews

3.0

Jul 22, 2020

Unfortunate trends

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks, people, culture, offsite work

Cons

Bought a lot of companies and eventually shut them down, not for strategy reasons.

5.0

Sep 28, 2018

VP

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding value proposition. Great place to learn and grow. Respectful people to work with and great senior management.

Cons

Nothing comes to my mind for negative aspects.

4.0

Sep 24, 2018

On the brink of a breakthrough

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great data Still startup-y feel (even though in large org) Leadership moving at a fast clip Lots of potential to harness

Cons

Pockets of org are a bit sleepy Company making some big bets, which can be scary / exciting

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