Mercari

mercari.comE-commerceJapan1001-5000 employeesFounded 2013

About

Mercari operates a popular marketplace app for buying and selling used goods in Japan and the US.

Reviews (5)

4.0 average

Interview experience

Proceed with caution — 67% reported a negative interview.

Neutral (1)Negative (2)

What people like

“fully remote, no RTO games, PTO people actually use”
“async-friendly”
“pay is solid”

What to watch for

“tooling is dated, internal politics, limited upward mobility”
“siloed teams”
“bureaucratic”

Depends on your team

Process can be slow but you're rarely drowning in work. Leadership is straight with you in the all-hands, no corporate fluff.

Pros

fully remote, no RTO games, PTO people actually use

tanya.sharma

8 months ago

Full-time

Glad I joined

flexible hours mean I actually get to see my kids at dinner. Honestly the most supportive team I've been on.

Pros

async-friendly

Cons

tooling is dated, internal politics, limited upward mobility

Interview experience: Negative

Hassan Okafor

11 months ago

Full-time

Happy here

Honestly, PTO is respected, nobody guilt-trips you for taking it.

Pros

pay is solid

Cons

siloed teams

Interview experience: Neutral

Jade Holloway

about 1 year ago

Internship

Average overall

honestly, Middle of the road. You won't hate it, won't love it.

Pros

async-friendly

Cons

bureaucratic

Simon

over 1 year ago

Former employee

Solid company, good people

Benefits are top tier, the parental leave alone is worth it. Genuinely enjoyed my time here, would go back. Leadership says one thing in the all-hands and does the opposite.

Pros

strong eng culture, good 401k match

Cons

RTO creep

Interview experience: Negative

Chloe Marchetti

almost 2 years ago

Full-time

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