Great team, better mission - Anonymous employee Chess.com Employee Review

5.0
Aug 22, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Full remote Great product Awesome mission

Cons

It can take some time to learn how to communicate in a full remote company of this size.

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5.0
May 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Generally relaxed work culture - Incredible flexibility due to remote work - 99% of people here are good people and fun to work with - Interesting though still niche product - Seeing incredible growth in recent years

Cons

- Below market pay (they are working on this) - Lack of clear strategy at times, feels reactive - Senior leadership hired externally has generally been terrible, with a couple exceptions (need more internal promotions/growth) - Lack of solid retention incentives for top talent (though this is slowly improving, a bit late however)

5.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic culture and work life balance. The company treats you with respect and positivity. Couldn’t be a better work environment.

Cons

Pay is not up to industry standards

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