SciPlay Reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(172 total reviews)

Josh Wilson

67% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

SciPlay has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 172 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SciPlay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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172 reviews
2.0
6 Apr 2023

Used to be great

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This place used to be great, but multiple factors collided to rot it from the top down. A lot of people here will remember "the good times", but nobody here feels safe and the future is very uncertain for specific offices.

Cons

Around the time they went public, the CEO who stepped in cares only about money and results. He sets unrealistic expectations and makes promises to shareholders that they've failed to hit over and over again. They claim to be a data-driven company, but when forecasts show a realistic number, the CEO brags about saying "Why can't we push for more? Why stop at x%?" This attitude hurts shareholders, it hurts the employee bonus program, and it serves no one but the CEO's ego. They cut employees who are very well regarded without a second thought, and don't listen to those employees when they hire in awful people who are buddies with an executive. You can do great work here and go from being thanked for your work one week, to getting fired for empty reasons the next. The CEO will thank you for raising revenues only to fire you in order to raise profit a little further. If you aren't a "yes" person, look elsewhere. Don't dare disagree or "be honest" with your leader or it can and will be used against you. They claim that culture is a big part of the company, but it's the equivalent of pizza parties to get you to work harder and "to make it feel like family" (which should be a red flag).

1.0
4 Mar 2025

Cannot recommend.

Recommend
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Pros

There are some amazing individual contributors and leads spread throughout the company. People who want to do right by players, right by their coworkers, and make the company great. It is just easily overshadowed by the culture that is set by the executive team. Not every area of the company is terrible. Any non-game role is likely fine. Finance, HR, etc. Compensation in about industry average, maybe slightly above. Though other benefits, especially health insurance aren't anything special.

Cons

Working on any game team. There are other reviews here that nail on the head a few of the issues with Sciplay. While SciPlay has seen business success, its internal culture has been met with an alarming amount of concern from developers regarding workload, leadership decisions, and developer treatment. Some issues include mandatory extra hours, forced relocation of employees, and several accounts of various misconduct toward employees by members of leadership. I know of very few people who actively want to remain here for employment, but are limited by the state of the game industry at the moment. So they put on a smile and will publicly say they love it because many people fear for their jobs (multiple "rifs" have happened to individuals who spoke out about leadership decisions or for standing up for struggling coworkers). If you are in dire need of a job, take one here so you get some income. I can't give less than one star, which is disappointing.

1.0
8 May 2023

Consider carefully

Recommend
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Pros

Great place to land fresh out of college for that basic experience, at least in regards to teamwork.

Cons

Same problems a lot of start ups have. Growing tech debt and a lack of experience in the higher positions regarding industry best practices to handle it. You'll learn a lot of bad habits. Plus the work trickles down, so bad decision at the top means more work for the devs at the bottom.

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