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Inkwell Design Institute

Education · 201-1000 employees · HQ Portland, OR

★★★★★3.550 reviews✓ Résumé-backed reviews

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Ratings

50 reviews · 24 current · 26 former · last 24 months
3.5
★★★★★
trimmed mean (n ≥ 5)
Work-life balance
3.4
Compensation & benefits
2.8
Culture & values
3.4
Management
3.3
Career growth
3.3
Diversity & inclusion
3.5
recommend
72% approve of CEO

Reviews

most helpful · current + former
“Not the company it used to be”★★★★★
✓ Résumé-backedFormer employee· Legal· Senior· 1-2 yrs· Hybrid· 2025 Q2

Pros Lots of ownership early on; you ship real things fast.

Cons Pay lags the market for senior roles.

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“Solid company with good balance”★★★★★
✓ Résumé-backedFormer employee· Marketing· Senior· 3-5 yrs· Onsite· 2026 Q1

Pros Lots of ownership early on; you ship real things fast.

Cons Hard to get headcount even for critical work. Too many meetings; deep work is hard to protect.

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Salaries & total comp

50 reports · rounded to $5K
p10–p90p25–p75medianposted range (median)
$50K$85K$120K$155K$190K$225K
Entry · IC1
n=14
$85K
p25 $70K · p75 $105K+16% vs posted
Mid · IC2
n=8
$110K
p25 $85K · p75 $115K
Senior · IC3
n=9
$145K
p25 $110K · p75 $150K
Staff · IC4
n=10
$180K
p25 $165K · p75 $185K+8% vs posted
Principal · IC5+
n=9
$160K
p25 $130K · p75 $195K

Offers vs current offers median $120K vs current employees $125K (-4%)

Benefits

50 people reported
Health premium covered80% (10 of 50)
Paid parental leave16 wks median (50 of 50)
Fertility / IVF$20K lifetime (50 of 50)
401(k) match6% · immediate (50 of 50)
PTO10 days (50 of 50)
Dental100% report it (50 of 50)
Vision100% report it (50 of 50)
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Hiring activity

▲ 37% WoW

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Open roles our users are seeing

titles grouped · last 30 days · we never republish postings
Role familyPosted range (median)Activity
Software engineering$120K–$155K
Supportnot posted
ML / AI$145K–$185K
Engineering managementnot posted
Marketingnot posted
Othernot posted
Designnot posted
Datanot posted

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At a glance

Median base · Entry$85K
Median total comp$95K
Posted vs reported+16%
Interview difficulty3.0 / 5
Hot rank (09-23)#17

Interviews

50 interview reports from the extension's interview feedback.

Overall experience★ 3.7
Difficulty3.0 / 5
Question typesBehavioral · Coding · System design
Outcomes46% advanced

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