Cardlytics Reviews

2.9

33% would recommend to a friend

(279 total reviews)
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Amit Gupta

27% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Cardlytics has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 279 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Cardlytics employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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279 reviews
5.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Close partnership across different divisions - product, sales, engineering, marketing all work closely together and pull in the same direction. -Sales autonomy - sales people have autonomy in how they manage their business, sell to clients, entertain clients and run their day to day. - Amazing data - employees get to mine a huge amount of customer spend data to create insights and proposals. Clients love this and value the input. - Fun culture - it's changed over the years, but Cardlytics culture is unique and people-oriented. People are happy, have fun and have positive relationships with each other. - Remote first policy allows people to work from home - Good pay, leads market

Cons

There has been a lot of change as the company establishes it's business priorities. Changes in responsibilities, teams, client base have been challenging. The stock price is low, which makes it harder to give high value equity rewards.

5.0
1 Jun 2026

Best kept secret in adtech. Not for long.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cardlytics is one of those rare places where you can see the full picture: strong leadership, a product that genuinely works, and a team that believes in what they're building. The data asset we sit on is valuable to everyone in market (advertisers and publishers), and the people who've been brought in to lead this next chapter understand both the opportunity and what it takes to execute. Is it without challenges? No. But the vision is clear, the right people are in the room, and the momentum is real. If you're someone who wants to be part of a comeback story and do meaningful work along the way, this is the place to be.

Cons

As a public company in turnaround, the stock doesn't always reflect the work happening on the ground, and that gap can be frustrating if you're watching the ticker. This chapter isn't for everyone, but for the right person who thrives in a build environment and wants to be part of something meaningful, the upside both personally and professionally, is very real.

1.0
23 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits were good Lots of learning opportunities building interesting and technical solutions. Direct teammates were capable and good to work with

Cons

As most of these reviews have already mentioned, leadership doesn't seem to understand ad space that well and is directionless. The last 3 CEOs have all been external and not promoted from within. This means they don't really understand the business position of Cardlytics nor any of underlying problems. Instead they make decisions without consulting their own SMEs and workers in the trenches. This leads to several months or even quarters of development on something that ends up being a boondoggle. Leadership also seems to be using this company to benefit themselves either with stock options or as a way to jump to another place with no real care to Cardlytics own future. Sadly no matter how amazing the employees are, if the leadership doesn't care, the company will have very poor long term prospects.

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