Is Criteo a good company to work for?

Criteo has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 2,190 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Criteo to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Criteo have been left by employees working as Account Strategist , Software Engineer and Product Manager .

Does Criteo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Criteo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Criteo. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Criteo?

73% of Criteo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Criteo 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Criteo?

Account Strategist (121) , Software Engineer (86) , Sales Manager (76) , Account Executive (75) , Technical Solutions Engineer (42) , Account Manager (41) , Senior Software Engineer (36) , Sales (29) , Manager (20) , Senior Data Analyst (19) , Account Strategist Intern (18) , Project Manager (18) , Senior Account Strategist (18) , Associate Account Executive (17) , Marketing (17)

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

"Extremely capable people and great all around" ((in 191 reviews)); "Great Culture and sense of innovation in this company!" ((in 176 reviews)); "Great benefits for US employees." ((in 134 reviews)); "Good work / life balance" ((in 87 reviews)); "Very knowledgeable and great colleagues." ((in 73 reviews))

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

"bad management (there is common here that French are being promoted the most." ((in 68 reviews)); "Some bad managers" ((in 45 reviews)); "10% layoffs from the company" ((in 29 reviews)); "Tough to prove your performance to senior leadership when the company is planning to lay off people without any performance criteria" ((in 29 reviews)); "Not the best place if you want to have a clear career path" ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Criteo layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Criteo locations?

Paris , Lyon , Saint-Pierre , Montigny , Grenoble , Albon , Le Plessis-Belleville , Massy , Deauville

Criteo reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(1,430 total reviews)

Michael Komasinski

39% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Criteo has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,430 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Criteo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Feb 19, 2021

Toxic overrated team

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

nothing to write in here . Theere is no value to be working this company

Cons

bad management toxic environment no meritrocacy. It was not joyful to work at all.

4.0

Feb 8, 2021

'Hit your activities'

Associate account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people overall, amazing office, great benefits, french roots.

Cons

- The product is useless for companies who spend less than 10k a month. You have no choice but to reach out to small businesses and sell them on false hope in order to hit quota. - Outreach methods are invasive. Using ZoomInfo to find every email with a marketing title attached just to hit your 'activities' isn't an effective strategy nor in your favor as far as development goes. - Middle management (not all) cliquey, judgmental, unapproachable and unprofessional.

2.0

Aug 10, 2020

Terrible work culture, poor management direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with key brands in the market

Cons

Terrible work culture, no business or management direction during difficult times, managers don’t care about employees especially those joining from outside in these changing times. Toxic culture of me and my work, poor team spirit. Hierarchical approach to teams.

Criteo Response

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Thank you for sharing your perspective on your experience working at Criteo. We will continue to work hard to ensure those who are in our manager roles have the right training, support and development to be effective leaders. The career progression and development of our employees is of the upmost importance to us and we will continually focus and develop in this area to make sure our employees realize their full potential.

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