Does RealNetworks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, RealNetworks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at RealNetworks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at RealNetworks?

33% of RealNetworks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated RealNetworks 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at RealNetworks?

Software Engineer (14) , Program Manager (12) , Senior Software Development Engineer (12) , Software Development Engineer (12) , Director (8) , Intern (6) , (4) , General Manager (4) , Manager (4) , Product Manager (4) , Senior Program Manager (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Software Test Engineer (4) , Data Science Intern (3) , Producer (3)

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

"Good people (mostly)" ((in 57 reviews)); "good work/life balance for the size of the company" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 20 reviews)); "Awesome team." ((in 6 reviews)); "life balance was great as my manager was very laid" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Too many layoffs & reorgs." ((in 28 reviews)); "Almost feudal management, divisions sometimes seem adversarial." ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant and ignores competition." ((in 16 reviews)); "Senior leadership continually plays catch" ((in 12 reviews)); "Low morale: Everybody is just trying to survive...there is hardly any passion here." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about RealNetworks layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed RealNetworks locations?

Seattle , Reston , New York , San Francisco , South Seattle , Chicago , Dallas , Bellevue , Marysville , Renton

RealNetworks reviews

2.9

33% would recommend to a friend

(304 total reviews)

Rob Glaser

37% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

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RealNetworks has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 304 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The RealNetworks employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

304 reviews

3.0

Mar 26, 2013

Started great, now a weight

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have never worked with as wonderful of a group as this in my life. I have learned a lot over my career here. If you want to be mentally challenged this is a great place.

Cons

Perpetual layoffs. Failure to innovate. On a good day we are always about six months behind everyone. Goals set are out of scope for the man hours required. Far too much bureaucracy to be efficient.

5.0

Feb 13, 2013

Great people, great culture.

Media designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture, 360° feedback environment, work-life balance

Cons

HR is not very supportive

1.0

Feb 7, 2013

Great People too many lost jobs because lack of direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and great ideas

Cons

Ideas never used or just help on the back burner HR lacks professionalism and is behind in the times with compensation lack of morale and energy due to bad management Hiring friends to work for you that have no experience is so wrong no management training

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Started great, now a weight

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