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 54 reviews)); "good work/life balance for the size of the company" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 19 reviews)); "great culture" ((in 13 reviews)); "good pay and easy work" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Way too many layoffs that have been happening at least once a year." ((in 25 reviews)); "Groups are very "top heavy", meaning too much management, not enough worker bees." ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management is arrogant and ignores competition." ((in 16 reviews)); "Senior leadership continually plays catch" ((in 13 reviews)); "Low morale: Everybody is just trying to survive...there is hardly any passion here." ((in 12 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

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RealNetworks reviews

2.9

33% would recommend to a friend

(304 total reviews)

Rob Glaser

37% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

304 reviews

2.0

Sep 18, 2012

Lack of vision, constant restructuring, poor morale among employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, autonomy, decent pay and benefits.

Cons

Poor leadership, corner-cutting, tight budgets, no resources, restructuring constantly, no loyalty.

5.0

Aug 6, 2012

Amazing company! Highly recommend.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company run by great people. Takes a lot more flak then most companies that deliver similar services, as far as my experience is concerned.

Cons

Almost too forgiving of customer blame-shift, which results in team members sometimes taking more stress then usual, but mostly well established communication systems.

3.0

Jul 25, 2012

SDET

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice colleagues. Some flexibility on what you are interested in. Good technical support, like wiki, account management and so on. Medical insurance is good.

Cons

The vacation policy is bad. They force you to take vacation on the week of Christmas and new year. They need to wait for 1 year before sponsoring your PR application.

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