Does Pocket Gems pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pocket Gems employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pocket Gems. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pocket Gems?

85% of Pocket Gems employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pocket Gems 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pocket Gems?

Software Engineer (9) , Product Manager (8) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , Writer (3) , Data Scientist (2) , Development Manager (2) , Engineer (2) , Game Designer (2) , Mobile Test Engineer (2) , Product (2) , Software Developer (2) , Software Engineer II (2) , Software Engineer(Internship) (2)

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

"Lots of really great people to work with." ((in 23 reviews)); "The team is great that I work with directly." ((in 11 reviews)); "The benefits are great." ((in 10 reviews)); "Mostly collaborative working environment and everyone is really easy to talk to" ((in 5 reviews)); "Best work life balance." ((in 4 reviews))

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

"The pay seems good for the games industry, but that's still significantly lower than I could get elsewhere." ((in 5 reviews)); "Management is just like a family" ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours, but nothing else really" ((in 3 reviews)); "By the time I left, I'd been beaten down by poor management, goalposts and deadlines that were constantly moved without any acknowledgment, and a nonstop battle between creative and product management." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Pocket Gems layoffs in 2026?

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4.2

85% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)

Ben Liu

91% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Pocket Gems has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Pocket Gems 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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101 reviews

1.0

Oct 15, 2019

Bad experience

Software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Good location though. Nice view lol.

Cons

All of cons you can imagine

Pocket Gems Response

6y

Thank you for taking the time to share your review.

5.0

Oct 23, 2017

The best place I've ever worked...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people! Company skews toward the younger side, but the people are still super nice and very enthusiastic about games. Lots of opportunities and challenges. You will learn a lot and have a ton of responsibilities. Great perks. No strict hours and face time isn't valued as highly as many places. Very tolerant of different personality types. Tolerant of mistakes as long as you learn from them.

Cons

You do work very hard (but you do learn a lot). The company isn't always run as well as you'd like, but it's small. Training is mostly by fire. Pay is lower than more opportunities out there, but the responsibility you get is pretty amazing. Career progression can vary dramatically and stalls for some while accelerates for others.

Pocket Gems Response

8y

Thanks for such an insightful review. The pros that you pointed out are often hard to articulate, and you've said it perfectly. Likewise, we appreciate your feedback and advice--thanks for sharing it with us. We hope to see you again soon!

5.0

Oct 19, 2017

Lots of fun, but also a real company!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Pocket Gems does a great job balancing being a fun place to work (you make video games for a living!) with still being a real company - they generally care about and invest in employee training and growth, have real reporting structures and an organizational layout that makes sense, and offer competitive salaries and benefits. A great place to work if you want to love what you do, but not have to deal with bad management or poor organization to do it.

Cons

As trite as "work hard, play hard" sounds, Pocket Gems is a pretty demanding place to work. The work can be super rewarding, and for me it was a huge chance to learn and grow in my career, but it was also a pretty consuming experience.

Pocket Gems Response

8y

Thanks for your enthusiastic and insightful review of our pros. We're glad you had a good run with us and were able to grow and learn along the way. Your assessment is honest and we appreciate your feedback! All our best to you.

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