Company details

HEADCOUNT

25-99

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Energy & Climate

WEBSITE

https://www.recycleye.com

About the company

Recycleye builds AI-powered sorting equipment and analytics for the waste and recycling industry, combining computer vision with robotic and optical sorting systems. The company positions the product around making waste sorting more profitable and improving recycling rates, supported by a large database of waste images and operational dashboards. Public materials also describe installations with waste management operators across Europe and the United States. Recycleye announced a $17M Series A in February 2023 led by DCVC.

Locations and presence

Recycleye is headquartered in London, with roles and commercial activity spanning the UK and mainland Europe. Company materials also reference deployments and customer footprint across Europe and the United States.

Palpable Score

55.4

/ 100

Recycleye is a credible early-career option for hands-on engineers who already have 1–3 years behind them, with junior-flavoured titles and a benefits package that includes upskilling and healthcare. The score is limited by thin pay transparency and a lack of hard public proof on junior progression and promotion outcomes.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

9.0

/ 20

The company lists a “Junior Controls Engineer” opening among current roles, which is one of the few clearly junior-titled entry points.
Recycleye advertises Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineer hiring that starts at “at least two years” of relevant experience, which is accessible to early-career engineers but not graduates.
The company’s current hiring slate is small and skews toward mid-level and senior software roles rather than recurring 0–2 year intake.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

13.2

/ 20

The company runs applications through a consistent ATS flow (Workable) rather than informal email-based hiring.
Recycleye has interview-stage detail available from candidate reports including HR screen, team lead interview, and an onsite director stage, plus a final presentation for at least one role.
The company does not consistently publish salary bands in public listings, and at least one candidate report notes no feedback after a later-stage task.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

12.2

/ 20

The company promotes “built-in upskilling” and upskilling opportunities as a standard part of employment, not a one-off perk.
Recycleye’s mid-level developer role explicitly expects code reviews and mentoring on best practice, which can create everyday learning structures inside the team.
The company does not publish a visible onboarding plan, mentoring scheme, or early-career progression framework that reduces risk for true first-job applicants.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

11.5

/ 20

The company lists stability perks that matter early on, including healthcare coverage, share options, and unlimited holiday.
Recycleye roles reference flexible working hours and equity, which is a reasonable startup package for permanence rather than short contracts.
The company rarely provides salary ranges on the main job listings, which caps confidence on pay fairness for juniors comparing offers.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

9.5

/ 20

The company has a strong Glassdoor snapshot (high overall rating and high scores for culture and career opportunities), but the review count is still small for confident outcome claims.
Recycleye’s interview feedback includes mixed experiences at later stages, which is an outcome signal on hiring consistency rather than progression.
The company shows at least one concrete junior hire outcome on LinkedIn (a named Junior Controls Engineer joiner), but public promotion and tenure patterns are not documented.