Does Windward Studios pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Windward Studios employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Windward Studios. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Windward Studios?

74% of Windward Studios employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Windward Studios 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Windward Studios?

Software Developer (4) , Account Executive (3) , QA Tester (2) , Software Development Intern (2)

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

"Great people to work with" ((in 5 reviews)); "Everyone that works there currently is extremely kind and willing to help other departments if needed" ((in 3 reviews)); "Fun culture." ((in 3 reviews))

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

"The workload can often times be heavy but management is always available to support the team." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Windward Studios redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

David Thielen

100% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture and values

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Windward Studios has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Windward Studios 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

24 reviews

5.0

10 Mar 2020

A great place to work

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Constantly changing environment Opportunities to wear many different hats Excellent corporate culture Opportunities to learn new technologies Dog friendly Great people to work with It's fun

Cons

Sometimes short-term priorities overtake longer-term company goals

3.0

23 Jan 2020

Powerful, Difficult Reporting Solution

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good people. Fun culture. Benefits have changed, but decent. The reporting solution has a lot potential.

Cons

The direction for the reporting solution changes every quarter, which makes it difficult to get anything done. Windward employs part-time dev interns, who are amazing, but they need seasoned developers committed with full-time jobs.

Windward Studios Response

Thank you for the nice words. We have seasoned developers in addition to the interns (who as you said are awesome). But do you have any idea how hard it is to hire a spectacular experienced developer in this job market? Very close to impossible. Too few people and too many companies from a hundred well funded startups up to Google & Oracle (both have their largest dev offices outside of Silicon Valley right here). And for any spectacular seasoned developers reading this - PLEASE APPLY TO WINDWARD.

5.0

9 Apr 2019

Great place to develop if you want influence over the product

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Developers are given the freedom to work on what they want. If you have an idea for a feature that you want to work on, it is likely it will become part of the product. Management does not expect any work outside of the traditional 40 hour work week. We have flexible paid time off, and it seems to work well here. I've heard stories from other companies where employees requests are frequently denied. This is not the case a Windward. As long as you are being reasonable request are approved.

Cons

In the past the lack of process has made things chaotic, but this is something we have been actively improving. Suggestions in this area are taken seriously and generally put in place.

Windward Studios Response

Thank you for the very nice review

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