Silicon Valley Bank Environment Employee Reviews | Comparably
Silicon Valley Bank helps innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. We provide a full range of financial services to companies of all sizes in innovation centers around the world. Forbes named SVB one of America’s best banks (2015) and one of America’s best-managed companies (2014). read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
95
TOTAL
RATINGS
825

Silicon Valley Bank Environment Employee Reviews

What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

Diversity, inclusion, empathy, encouragement, opportunity

appreciation for honesty, preparedness, a passion for doing the right thing, and a passion for getting it done right.

I think SVB is a meritocracy generally

We have great people on our team!

Everyone is in it together; very little alpha showboating. We all want to see the ecosystem advance.

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Trust the middle management, support the employee and encourage value feedback by showing the feedback is actioned

Review Sentiment at Silicon Valley Bank

80
80%
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20%

About Silicon Valley Bank's Environment

C+
69/100

Where This Score Ranks Silicon Valley Bank's Environment

TOP
50%

In the Top 50% of 2025 similar size companies on Comparably

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Not enough ratings to compare against companies in metro

3rd

3rd place versus 4 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at Silicon Valley Bank is considered positive by 72% of employees and regarded as having a “comfortably fast” work pace by 11 employees. Silicon Valley Bank ranks in the Top 50% of 2025 similar sized companies (1,001-5,000 Employees) on Comparably.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Experience - Over 10 Years
    +16%
  • Gender - Female
    +11%
  • Ethnicity - Caucasian
    +7%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Tenure - 1 to 2 Years
    -15%
  • Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander
    -4%
  • Experience - 3 to 6 Years
    -3%

How Silicon Valley Bank's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 34 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less16%
831%
1038%
126%
More than 129%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast27%
Comfortably fast34%
Moderate30%
A bit slow6%
Bureaucratic3%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive72%
Negative28%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes80%
No20%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less0%
5-10%0%
10-25%50%
25-50%0%
50%+50%
What % of the time are you bored at work?
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