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

Software Engineer professionals working at Scale have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 50 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Scale employees being 3.6 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 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 50 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.5% 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?

87% of Software Engineer employees at Scale would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 20% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Scale with a 2.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 4.1 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 Program Manager (12) , Strategic Projects Lead (12) , Engagement Manager (11) , Operations (11) , Product Manager (11) , Recruiter (11) , AI Data Annotator (8)

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

"good pay and sometimes you get bonuses" ((in 50 reviews)); "Smart people and tooling rapidly improving" ((in 49 reviews)); "Coworkers are smart and hard working." ((in 23 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and made working here worthwhile." ((in 21 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"No work life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "long hours and burn out" ((in 16 reviews)); "Some Strategic Project Leads (especially those out of Mexico) are incompetent managers and set unrealistic expectations." ((in 15 reviews)); "No communication from higher ups, everything through a secondary company, let go with no notice, no moving up" ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management feels absent most of the time, and what interactions we do have impact poorly on workplace morale." ((in 9 reviews))

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3.7

87% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)

Alexandr Wang

89% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.2

Work/Life balance

Software Engineer employees have rated Scale with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Scale is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Jul 17, 2026

Exciting company redirecting towards AI apps business

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Clear company-wide objectives. 2. Competent leadership. 3. Strong team. 4. Significant investment in areas prioritised for development (e.g. AI apps products, AI apps R&D). 5. It's possible to move fast here, not much red tape. 6. Good compensation and benefits.

Cons

1. There's a lot of change. 2. Some business units are pretty new, lack maturity.

5.0

Nov 4, 2025

High talent density, social coworkers, and interesting real-world problems

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very fast paced, opportunity to work in unique and niche AI problems for large enterprises, smart and social colleagues - competitive compensation and benefits - opportunity to join at a time to set cultural and organization norms

Cons

- Some attrition post meta deal, although exec is aware and proactively making changes to improve this - Team runs young with has pros and cons, although this is also actively being improved upon

5.0

Oct 17, 2025

Very great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome, company great place to work good WLB.

Cons

sometimes stressful but besides that very solid

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