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      2.2

      20% would recommend to a friend

      (47 total reviews)
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      Matt Mullenweg

      9% approve of CEO

      7% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      2.2

      Culture and values

      2.1

      Career opportunities

      1.6

      Senior management

      Software Developer employees have rated Automattic with 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an average working experience there. Automattic is rated 43% below average by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      47 reviews
      5.0
      12 Apr 2026

      Great learning experience with supportive team

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Supportive colleagues and collaborative work environment with good learning opportunities and flexible working hours.

      Cons

      Limited career growth opportunities and lower compensation compared to industry standards for similar roles.

      1.0
      10 Sept 2025

      Culture, what culture?

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Remote work is good - Work is impactful as WP powers a lot of the web - Small teams and nice people

      Cons

      - Leadership increasing pressure to deliver to unrealistic deadlines - Engineers are responsible for everything, leadership take no accountability for failures, engineers are blamed instead - No project management, engineers are expected to do this - Design doesn't really know what to do, engineers are expected to do this - No clear roadmap from leadership, engineers are expected to do this (seriously, if you "work on the wrong thing" you'll be fired) - Arbitrary performance metrics, lines of code, PR count, compared to other teams working on different things - Management overrule team leads on IC feedback, call it "alignment"

      1.0
      5 Sept 2025

      Hot mess, avoid at all costs

      Developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Nice, talented people and some good perks are what's keeping most of the people there.

      Cons

      Toxic leadership with no real experience Thriving of yes-men culture, mistakes are logged and used against you No strategy whatsoever Erratic bad decisions from the leadership No salary transparency Poor project tracking (e.g., buried in P2), no real accountability, and an emphasis on chatter over execution

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