Does Wind River pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wind River employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wind River. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wind River?

58% of Wind River employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wind River 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wind River?

Member Of Technical Staff (32) , Software Engineer (28) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (22) , Senior Software Engineer (17) , Director (12) , Account Manager (10) , Engineer (10) , Sales (10) , Senior Engineer (10) , Manager (9) , Cloud Engineer (7) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (7) , Devops Engineer (6) , Project Manager (6) , Senior Manager (6)

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

"great place and people." ((in 85 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good benefits and good project" ((in 48 reviews)); "a good salary" ((in 29 reviews)); "Your colleagues become great friends and long time connections." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Bad management" ((in 30 reviews)); "Massive Layoffs became a thing that happens often" ((in 23 reviews)); "The inside managers have no pull with the field management to get their people promoted." ((in 10 reviews)); "Senior Management is disrespectful of employees." ((in 6 reviews)); "Lack of vision and leadership." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wind River layoffs in 2026?

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

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Wind River reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(657 total reviews)

Avijit Sinha

47% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Wind River has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 657 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wind River 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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Reviews by job title

657 reviews

5.0

Sep 4, 2025

Very Good company

Senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is excellent. Good opportunities.

Cons

I have been working for this company for the past three years. I haven't seen any cons.

5.0

Oct 1, 2024

Excellent!

Cloud engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, very forward thinking

Cons

No cons so far here

5.0

Jun 21, 2023

Great company to work for

Field applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Interesting challenges rewards hard work

Cons

recently have gone through many changes with regards to the company structure

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