Question 1

Does SmartNews pay their employees well?

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

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at SmartNews?

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44% of SmartNews employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated SmartNews 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at SmartNews?

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Software Engineer (29), Senior Software Engineer (9), Manager (7), Data Scientist (6), Machine Learning Engineer (6), Product Manager (6), Product Designer (4), Engineering Manager (3), Content Operations Associate (2), Data Engineer (2), Recruiter (2), Senior Machine Learning Engineer (2), Senior Manager (2), Student Worker (2), Technical Recruiter (2)

Question 4

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

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"great people to work with" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great culture and employee care." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "Smart colleagues" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good Work life balance and can WFH" ((in 9 reviews))

Question 5

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

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"It's completely despicable how the layoffs were handled." ((in 10 reviews)); "bad management, management doesn't know what they're doing" ((in 9 reviews)); "Chaos leadership, most of the leadership are hired in the past 2 years, they tried to prove themself, but just bring a lot of failures." ((in 3 reviews)); "communication is hard" ((in 3 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about SmartNews redundancies in 2026?

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

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