Does Shapeways pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shapeways employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shapeways. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shapeways?

54% of Shapeways employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shapeways 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shapeways?

3D Printing Engineer (12) , Software Engineer (5) , Product Manager (4) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (3) , Account Executive (2) , Manufacturing Technician (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Stagiair (2)

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

"Lots of great people (though most have left in the last year)." ((in 18 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 14 reviews)); "Great culture and values ." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good work/life balance if you push for it" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great team, decent benefits and fun work environment" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"Management at certain levels is poor." ((in 7 reviews)); "I hear people feel the pay could be better" ((in 6 reviews)); "Salary was low and the vision was unclear." ((in 5 reviews)); "Corporate managers rarely visit the factory and when they do, they tend to stick in the most office like area of the factory." ((in 3 reviews)); "We had to listen to executives talk down about laid off employees, minimizing the hard work they did in an attempt to justify a scapegoat culture." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shapeways redundancies in 2026?

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

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Shapeways Reviews

4.1

54% would recommend to a friend

(96 total reviews)

Marleen Vogelaar

Not enough data to show CEO approval

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture and values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Shapeways has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 96 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Shapeways employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

96 reviews

3.0

Feb 6, 2026

It was fine

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lots of time off, great coworkers, good benefits.

Cons

C-Suite did not understand the business and was just in it for a quick profit

5.0

May 1, 2025

Was good company

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good company, but leadership decisions....

Cons

Unfortunately, they went bankrupt and I left

5.0

Apr 4, 2025

Great Company now back in Buisiness

Technical account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Strong employer brand and great marketplace

Cons

Misguided leadership and decisions in the past may hurt new brand

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