Does Symbotic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Symbotic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Symbotic. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Symbotic?

55% of Symbotic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Symbotic 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Symbotic?

Software Engineer (28) , Engineer (17) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Systems Engineer (14) , Manager (13) , Technical Support Engineer (7) , Cell Operator (6) , Intern (6) , Mechanical Engineer (5) , Software Engineer(Internship) (5) , System Engineer (5) , Project Manager (4) , Software Developer (4) , System Operator (4) , Systems Operator (4)

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

"I get to work with some really great people who are very passionate about what they do." ((in 46 reviews)); "pay is good" ((in 30 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 25 reviews)); "Great technology too learn from." ((in 20 reviews)); "The culture is amazing." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"Bad management they take decisions that every body negatively" ((in 42 reviews)); "down leadership almost impossible." ((in 16 reviews)); "But at Symbotic the days for thinkers and tinkerers are numbered... Symbotic is technologically bankrupt, ideologically vacant with upper management completely tone" ((in 15 reviews)); "No work life balance: expect to work nights and weekends to support production" ((in 11 reviews)); "2 massive layoffs within about a year." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Symbotic layoffs in 2026?

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

Symbotic reviews

3.2

55% would recommend to a friend

(396 total reviews)

Rick Cohen

59% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

Symbotic has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Symbotic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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396 reviews

1.0

Apr 28, 2018

lower lever tech company with outdated technology and poor leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent benefits, 401k and paid holidays for management.

Cons

Poor leadership from the general manager positions and up. Very low-level managers with zero education, practically no development opportunities just go to work, punch a clock and get treated like a dog. The technology is very poor and outdated. They are at least 10 years behind the competition. Recent shake-ups laid off 150 people due to the company losing so much money. I wish I was one of them. They have promoted under qualified poorly developed people who have taken on roles that are far beyond there capabilities which truly shows in there communications and recent performance. Very sad because the company had such promise and now they cant even find a buyer to take on what is left.

4.0

Apr 26, 2018

Good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laid back, great co-workers, supportive management

Cons

Lack of direction at times, lost job due to R.I.F

2.0

Apr 26, 2018

Don't work here!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technology. Pretty good pay and benefits. Some work from home

Cons

This place is pretty screwed up. they go on a hiring binge for over a year. Then someone panics and decides we need to layoff 150 people. they don't know how to use staffing/forecasting tools. Project priorities change every week. Resources (people) are jerked around to which ever customer is complaining this week. Just a guess, but my business sense is telling me they are getting ready to sell the company. Think along the lines of Amazon bought Kiva for their robotics. Now think of the next biggest retailer and why they would want Symbotic robotics. Those project s were the only ones getting resources and anyone not working on those projects got the ax. The company spread itself way too thinly and started too many projects with the resources to support them. Don't work here!!

Symbotic Response

8y

Thank you for the feedback. Like all startups, we are trying to learn and improve as we go. At the start of 2018, the focus of the company shifted from scaling to delivering for our current customers. That shift has required a realignment and rethink to take us to the next stage as a successful startup.

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