Electronic Frontier Foundation

eff.orgNon-profitUnited States51-200 employeesFounded 1990

About

The EFF is a leading non-profit defending civil liberties, privacy and free expression in the digital world.

Reviews (5)

2.2 average

Interview experience

Proceed with caution — 67% reported a negative interview.

Neutral (1)Negative (2)

What people like

“interesting problems, supportive manager, real learning budget”
“stock that's actually worth something, pay is solid”
“generous parental leave, pay is solid”

What to watch for

“slow promotions, tooling is dated, RTO creep”
“below-market pay, siloed teams, comp doesn't keep up with market”
“slow promotions, comp doesn't keep up with market”

Rough experience

overall, Burned out within a year, and I wasn't the only one. Smart people, low ego, and the work actually ships.

Pros

interesting problems, supportive manager, real learning budget

Cons

slow promotions, tooling is dated, RTO creep

Interview experience: Negative

Tanya S.

2 months ago

Full-time

Not what they sell you

Leadership says one thing in the all-hands and does the opposite.

Cons

below-market pay, siloed teams, comp doesn't keep up with market

Grace Moreau

5 months ago

Former employee

Rough experience

tbh Pay sat below market and they wouldn't budge at review time.

Cons

slow promotions, comp doesn't keep up with market

Interview experience: Negative

Victor P.

11 months ago

Contract

Glad I joined

Good problems to work on and the autonomy to solve them your way

Pros

stock that's actually worth something, pay is solid

Interview experience: Neutral

jade.schmidt

over 1 year ago

Contract

Not what they sell you

Honestly, Pay sat below market and they wouldn't budge at review time. RTO mandate came out of nowhere and morale tanked overnight. Got promoted within 18 months. They actually invest in their people.

Pros

generous parental leave, pay is solid

Cons

below-market pay

Aaron Quinn

over 1 year ago

Full-time

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