Does Hardlight pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hardlight employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hardlight. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hardlight?

77% of Hardlight employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hardlight 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hardlight?

Senior Software Engineer (4) , Software Engineer (3) , Artist (2)

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

"Social activities are encouraged and backed by the management, especially those for charity (check out Special Effect)." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good people" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good culture and social life outside the company;" ((in 3 reviews)); "great perks / benefits, like team building, parties, free merch and on a day to day free breakfast, milk, bread" ((in 3 reviews))

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Hardlight Reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Neall Jones

91% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture and values

4.0

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

Hardlight has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Hardlight employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

29 reviews

4.0

25 Oct 2025

Great place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- hybrid working + additional WFH days

Cons

- lack of own IP makes company very dependent on SEGA

5.0

20 Oct 2025

Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Enjoyable workplace environment. Situated in an accessible location. Placement feels secure

Cons

Working within the larger entity of SEGA means projects can be slow to acquire

2.0

22 July 2025

good projects / poor management

Unity game developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

nice projects of a reasonable size and get to work on big brand

Cons

live services terribly managed and poor communication from above resulting in crunch and stress and bonuses poor when spread uneven across studio with most going to management

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