Does Chess.com pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Chess.com employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Chess.com. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Chess.com?

74% of Chess.com employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Chess.com 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Chess.com?

Senior Software Engineer (9) , Software Engineer (9) , Member Support Specialist (8) , Fair Play Proctor (5) , Chess Coach (3) , Customer Support Specialist (3) , Graphic Designer (3) , Social Media Manager (3) , Analyst (2) , Backend Developer (2) , Community Manager (2) , Customer Support (2) , Director (2) , Frontend Developer (2) , Head Chess Coach (2)

What are the pros of working at Chess.com according to real employee reviews?

"Awesome team culture and ongoing employee support" ((in 16 reviews)); "Some great people in the company." ((in 15 reviews)); "working remotely from home with flexible hours" ((in 7 reviews)); "Collaborative environment, approachable management, learning" ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing colleagues who are indeed enthusiastic about chess and building a global company" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Chess.com according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and hard to communicate" ((in 5 reviews)); "The stack is antiquated and filled with a significant amount of technical debt, with no leadership or vision to move the product to a manageable state." ((in 3 reviews)); "Poor communication, a confusing culture, and a toxic environment of backstabbing." ((in 3 reviews)); "level managers have no actual power that they're willing to use." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Chess.com layoffs in 2026?

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

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Chess.com reviews

4.1

74% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)

Erik Allebest

84% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

Chess.com has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Chess.com employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

92 reviews

5.0

Jul 28, 2025

good

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

remote and anti corporate makes a good environment

Cons

low pay and hard to communicate

2.0

Jul 8, 2025

Interesting product, challenging teams

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

* Depending on your team, projects can be fun, with direct feedback from consumers. * Work on a product enjoyed by millions of users in a fast-growing environment. * Some great people in the company. * Flexibility over where you work (100% remote) * Annual international all-inclusive retreat

Cons

* A number of senior members of staff at the company lack decent people skills, and do not act in the interest of their colleagues. This can lead to some catastrophic issues for people at the company. * The company functions like a “family”. Depending on how you value that, this could be a pro. However, it also leads to a lack of transparency around formal processes. * All overseas staff outside US are contractors: no healthcare, pension, etc. * Slow career progression with not a lot of opportunities to grow. * Fully-remote company with poor resources in their People/HR teams - slow response times, poor communication in the case of issues which need to be addressed. * A lot of employees working very independently, and not a lot of joint up work across teams. * Several periods of layoffs impacting job confidence.

5.0

May 29, 2025

Unique Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote, flexible working hours, chess first culture

Cons

Executives are junior with management decisions

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