Stack Overflow Culture | Comparably
Stack Overflow Claimed Company
Stack Overflow helps developers and technologists write the script of the future. Over 100 million people visit Stack Overflow every month, making it one of the 50 most popular websites in the world. Our asynchronous knowledge management and collaboration offering, Stack Overflow for Teams, is transforming how people work. read more
This company is accepting feedback from verified employees
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
180
TOTAL
RATINGS
4841

Stack Overflow Company Culture

Stack Overflow Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.7/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Stack Overflow CEO

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Prashanth Chandrasekar Stack Overflow's CEO
Prashanth Chandrasekar
87 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

Stack Overflow empowers the world to develop technology through collective knowledge.

Learn More

Stack Overflow Culture At a Glance

Stack Overflow has 355 employees. 180 employees at Stack Overflow have reviewed Stack Overflow across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 days ago.

Overall, the 180 Stack Overflow 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 Stack Overflow are extremely happy with their total compensation at Stack Overflow, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Stack Overflow are extremely happy with their team. 180 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at Stack Overflow are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Stack Overflow believe the environment at Stack Overflow is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Stack Overflow is comfortably fast. About 73% of the employees at Stack Overflow work 8 hours or less, while 2% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Stack Overflow are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Stack Overflow employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Stack Overflow report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
98% of Stack Overflow employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Stack Overflow employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
91% of Stack Overflow employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Stack Overflow employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
Feedback
A Day in the Life
93% of Stack Overflow employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Let Stack Overflow Know You Want To Work There

Tell Stack Overflow you're interested in working at the company, while keeping your personal identity anonymous. Comparably will give Stack Overflow the opportunity to hire you. When there's a job opening that's a fit we'll make the match happen.

Curious about what work's like at Stack Overflow?

Anonymously Ask Stack Overflow Employees Any Question

Ask Anonymous Question

Anonymous Q&A with Stack Overflow Employees

Most Recent Q&A

How's the vacation policy at Stack Overflow?

Asked to all employees at Stack Overflow

  • Very generous !

See 2 More Responses

What should I wear for an interview at Stack Overflow?

Asked to all employees at Stack Overflow

  • Business casual -- nice shirt, your interviews will be done via Google Hangout.

See 1 More Response

What are you most excited about working at Stack Overflow?

Asked to all employees at Stack Overflow

  • The people - amazing teams and leadership

See 1 More Response

What benefits does Stack Overflow provide?

Asked to all employees at Stack Overflow

  • All benefits including a sabbatical.

See 1 More Response

What's the company culture like at Stack Overflow?

Asked to all employees at Stack Overflow

  • Developer-oriented, for better or for worse. Caring and intellectual. Genuinely good flexible hours policy that people actually make good...

See 1 More Response

What is the daily attire at Stack Overflow?

Asked to all employees at Stack Overflow

  • casual.

View Response & Answer »

View All Questions and Answers about Stack Overflow

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Stack Overflow

Top
30%

Stack Overflow currently ranks in the Top 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Stack Overflow

top 15% Diversity

Stack Overflow currently ranks in the Top 15% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 15%Top 15% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
53
eNPS Score
64%Promoters
25%Passives
11%Detractors

Stack Overflow Culture Video

See All Media

Let Stack Overflow Know You Want To Work There

Stack Overflow Competitors Video

Stack Overflow vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Stack Overflow
    84 / 100
  2. 2nd
    LinkedIn
    80 / 100
  3. 3rd
    GitHub
    80 / 100
  4. 4th
    Udemy
    76 / 100
  5. 5th
    HackerRank
    73 / 100
See All Competitors

Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
PTO / Vacation Policy
Paid Holidays
Maternity / Paternity Leave
Financial Benefits
401K / Retirement Plan
Performance Bonus
Tuition Reimbursement
Office Perks
Company Social Outings
Work From Home Policy
See More

Know someone that works at Stack Overflow?

Send them an invite to rate the company culture.

Anonymously Send Invite

×
Rate your company