


Diverse employees at Wind River have rated Team, Outlook, and Executive Team as the highest categories they have scored
Women at Wind River have rated Work Culture, Leadership, and CEO Rating as the highest categories they have scored
Wind River employees are 49% more likely to recommend Wind River as a great place to work
| 66% | Promoters |
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| 17% | Passives |
| 17% | Detractors |
Working at Wind River is rated highly by 36 employees, across various culture dimensions. Wind River employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Leadership, and Manager categories, putting Wind River’s culture in the Top 15% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 30% compared to other companies in San Francisco. See below in detail how working at Wind River was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Wind River is rated A-
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Wind River ranks in the Top 15% of other companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 43 Wind River employee reviews, 94% were positive. The remaining 6% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Wind River improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 94% |
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| Constructive Feedback | 6% |
What are some of the best things about your team?Common underdtanding, team spirit, openess
What is the best part about your compensation package?Base Sallary, pension fond, company controbutiin
What do you like best about the leadership team?Guidance through these interesting times
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?Communication is sudden. Could be done better.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?there is always more. But fairly yes it is a Fair Company
A global leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems, Wind River offers a comprehensive, edge-to-cloud software portfolio designed to address the challenges and opportunities critical infrastructure companies face when evolving and modernizing their systems as they work to realize the full potential of IoT.
Wind River was founded in 1981 and its current CEO is Avijit Sinha. Since its inception 45 years ago, Wind River has grown to 1200 employees.
Enable our customers to solve the world’s hardest problems and realize the digital future of the planet with mission-critical intelligent systems where security, safety, and reliability are not optional.
| Headquarter | 500 Wind River Way Alameda, CA 94501 United States of America |
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| Website | www.windriver.com |
| Founding Date | 1981 |
| Tel | (510) 748-4100 |
| Company Status | Private |
| Jobs | www.windriver.com/company/careers |
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Wind River competitors include Red Hat and VMware. Wind River ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Wind River compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.


Wind River has 1200 employees. 36 employees at Wind River have reviewed Wind River across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 36 Wind River employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Wind River are pleased with their total compensation at Wind River, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Wind River are pleased with their team. 36 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a B. The majority believe the meetings at Wind River are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Wind River believe the environment at Wind River is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Wind River is comfortably fast. About 75% of the employees at Wind River work 8 hours or less, while 12% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Wind River are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Wind River is that the company was somewhat prepared on their first day. Wind River employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was negative. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At Wind River 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Wind River's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 3 Wind River employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 2 have said yes.
Wind River’s CEO Avijit Sinha started in this role in 2023. Avijit’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in San Francisco. Wind River’s CEO is highly regarded especially by Male employees, Caucasian employees, and employees with Over 10 Years experience. However, Female employees, employees with the company for 1 to 2 Years, and employees with 3 to 6 Years experience have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Wind River’s competitors, Avijit Sinha ranks right above Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks. Under Sinha’s leadership, Wind River employee respondents are most happy about their Leadership and the company’s Manager. Professional Development and Gender are two areas, according to respondents, where Wind River could stand to see real improvement.
The Wind River Executive Team is rated an “A” and led by CEO Avijit Sinha, CFO Michael Zellner, and Vice President Worldwide Sales Doug Ertz
Avijit Sinha CEO / President
Avijit Sinha joined Wind River in 2021 as Chief Product Officer to oversee product strategy and management, commercial... read more
Michael Zellner CFO
Michael Zellner serves as the CFO of Wind River.
John DeMaio Vice President, Worldwide Operations
John DeMaio serves as the Vice President, Worldwide Operations of Wind River. John started at Wind River in July of... read more
How much do people at Wind River get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Wind River is $142,070, or $68 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $144,324, or $69 per hour.
At Wind River, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $239,754 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $54,351 annually. Average Wind River salaries by department include: Legal at $143,351, Admin at $69,822, Product at $176,789, and Operations at $118,007. Half of Wind River salaries are above $144,324.
19 employees at Wind River rank their Compensation in the Top 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 63 ratings) while 19 employees at Wind River rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 22 ratings).
Salaries contributed from Wind River employees include job titles like Project Manager- Tech, Director of Business Development, Customer Service Manager, and Technical Support. Comparably data has a total of 4 salary records from Wind River employees.
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $84k | $84k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $112k | $112k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $140k | $140k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $186k | $186k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $222k | $222k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $275k | $275k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $277k | $277k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Diverse employees at Wind River score the company 74/100 across various culture categories, placing Wind River in the Top 30% of companies on Comparably with 1,001-5,000 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Wind River across various culture dimensions.
At Wind River, addressing diversity and inclusion and fostering a culture of belonging - embracing differences in gender, race, and background - will be an accelerating journey of the next three years. We will focus on four key areas:,,1. A growing and heterogeneous talent workforce (more than 50% diverse talent by the close of 2023),2. A culture of belonging that emphasizes fair and equitable practices,3. A drive toward positive change in communities and among vendors, suppliers, and partners,4. Metrics that measure progress in each of these areas.
Wind River's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 0% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Wind River's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1500 - $2500 cash value per month.

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What is Wind River address?
Wind River location is at 500 Wind River Way
Who is the CEO of Wind River?
Wind River CEO is Avijit Sinha, their score by employees is 86
What is Wind River eNPS?
The eNPS for Wind River is 49
What is the salary for Admin Assistant in Wind River?
Admin Assistant average salary in the US is 54k
What are the salaries in the Engineering in Wind River?
The average salaries for Engineering in Wind River is 159k