Does Rakuten Advertising pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rakuten Advertising employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rakuten Advertising. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rakuten Advertising?

75% of Rakuten Advertising employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rakuten Advertising 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 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) , Software Engineer (4) , Data Scientist (3) , Director (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 30 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 18 reviews)); "Great company culture." ((in 9 reviews)); "There are a lot of great verticals and teams." ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Bad leadership, can't generalize it." ((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)); "Frequent Layoffs" ((in 6 reviews)); "Slow promotion cycle Top heavy" ((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

Rakuten Advertising reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(220 total reviews)

Nick Stamos

75% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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Rakuten Advertising has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 220 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).

Reviews by job title

220 reviews

5.0

Sep 2, 2015

Great company to grow and make a big impact on a daily basis!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slice encourages all employees and interns to do whatever they need to do to grow as an individual. We are encouraged to share our knowledge with our team and the company. Every single employee is critical to the success of our company and you can immediately see the impact of your work on a daily basis. The work is interesting and stimulating. The employees are brilliant and fun to be around. People work hard during the day but take vacations and are not expected to answer emails in the evening or on the weekends. Excellent work/life balance. Very happy about the recent announcement of Caltrain GoPasses - free train passes for all employees!

Cons

Benefits are on par with other small Bay Area tech companies. They have been improving recently and hopefully they will become the best in the Bay Area!

Rakuten Advertising Response

10y

We appreciate the comments, and with our new office in San Mateo comes even more benefits!

5.0

Aug 29, 2015

Excellent company and team!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on a never before seen data set (the largest cross-merchant purchase graph) and lots of autonomy in helping shape which problems to work on. The founding team is quite experienced (they've started companies before that have been very successful). The company is so small that everyone has the opportunity to make a big impact on the business. Engineering works closely with business and product. If you want to get the full picture of what it takes to build a successful business and make a HUGE impact, this is the place to be. If you just want to be a small cog in a big machine, this is not the place to be.

Cons

No free lunches (though walking distance from some great restaurants in downtown Palo Alto)

Rakuten Advertising Response

10y

We hope you are enjoying daily free lunches in our new San Mateo office!

3.0

Aug 24, 2015

Ok job. Bad commute and office.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work. Good work/life balance (if you don't include the insane Palo Alto traffic). Management, while they don't seem to care about the pro's below, are generally nice folks.

Cons

Byzantine attitude towards remote work. Operations operates like a separate company reporting to a manager that has no flexibility. As a result, working with operations is difficult, painful and inefficient for the company. Very crowded and noisy office. Hard to actually get work done. The traffic getting in and out of Palo Alto is absolutely horrendous. No parking near office. Must park on residential streets a mile away. Management doesn't seem to see the benefit of investing in infrastructure. Management doesn't seem to care about above issues.

Rakuten Advertising Response

10y

Now that we have moved to our San Mateo office, we hope you enjoy the free and plentiful parking!

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