Is Scale a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Scale have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 50 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Scale employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Scale now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Scale .

Does Scale pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Scale with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 50 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Scale.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Scale?

90% of Software Engineer employees at Scale would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 30% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Scale with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scale?

Software Engineer (62) , Quality Assurance (21) , Operations Associate (19) , Queue Manager (19) , Operations Specialist (15) , Remote AI Trainer (14) , Data Labeler (13) , AI Trainer (12) , Operations (12) , Operations Program Manager (12) , Strategic Projects Lead (12) , Engagement Manager (11) , Product Manager (11) , Recruiter (11) , AI Data Annotator (8)

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

"Smart people and tooling rapidly improving" ((in 52 reviews)); "good pay and sometimes you get bonuses" ((in 46 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and made working here worthwhile." ((in 22 reviews)); "Coworkers are smart and hard working." ((in 21 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"No work life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "Chaotic and toxic leadership" ((in 22 reviews)); "long hours and burn out" ((in 17 reviews)); "Some Strategic Project Leads (especially those out of Mexico) are incompetent managers and set unrealistic expectations." ((in 13 reviews)); "No communication from higher ups, everything through a secondary company, let go with no notice, no moving up" ((in 12 reviews))

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3.9

90% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)

Alexandr Wang

92% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Career opportunities

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Senior management

3.3

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

Software Engineer I employees have rated Scale with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Scale is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Jul 29, 2025

Ok place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good food and people and friendly

Cons

WLB is not that great

2.0

Jul 17, 2025

Sweatshop, Top Down Leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, fast moving, keep up with ai

Cons

ambiguous deadlines, toxic culture, sweatshop hours, huge ego in leadership

4.0

Jul 4, 2025

High-intensity, high growth

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of ownership opportunities - Working on the frontier - exposure to the top AI companies and researchers - Very smart and motivated coworkers

Cons

- Very bad WLB (50-60 hour weeks, sometimes 80-100) but improving - Operations at its core - not working on building AI models but rather the datasets

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