ApplyBoard Software Developer reviews

3.4

44% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)
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Meti Basiri

45% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated ApplyBoard with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. ApplyBoard is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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22 reviews
1.0
Apr 5, 2022

Would NOT recommend

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Pros

free snacks catered lunch once a week

Cons

Extreme indecision at the higher levels, meaning multiple re-orgs, and promotion of people who are grossly unqualified to do the positions they're promoted to. The Chief architect is MIA. He's only ever worked at this company (5 years), and has never actually been an architect, just a mid level developer. Technical AVPs who don't understand proper development practices. They treat their employees like subjects in their kingdom, who shouldn't question their suspect decisions. No proper processes in place for reviewing solutions No documentation of what's in place currently No proper roadmap for transformation

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ApplyBoard Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are happy that you are taking advantage of our office perks, such as free snacks and catered lunches. Startups and scale-ups have a different dynamic than companies that have been around for many years. A startup environment brings more opportunities for innovation, growth, and development while a long-established company has more established processes and frameworks. As we have scaled and grown, we have had the privilege to welcome leaders from across a spectrum of industries and departments. Our leadership team, like so many organizations, continues to evolve, but with a range of experienced and driven leaders. We also have promoted many people internally and we believe this is not only a great opportunity for our organization but for all these individuals who have proven their leadership capabilities. As we grow, we will continue to create stronger processes and best practices but we would like to keep the startup culture of innovation and nimbleness. Thank you again for your review.
3.0
Sep 7, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Can learn lots of stuff! - Lots of nice people

Cons

- Should be working on automating the application process instead of just hiring more people - Dont really value employee happiness - Offer employees raises/promotions when they're leaving instead of acknolwedging high performers

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ApplyBoard Response
4y
Thank you for leaving a review. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback. Without a doubt we value the contributions and well-being of every single ApplyBoard team member. Our culture of fun and openness continuously brings us together. This goes beyond internal events and celebrations, but the ongoing recognition programs across nearly every team that are done monthly. As well, every month many ApplyBoard team members are either promoted or join another team within the company to lend their skills and experience to. Career development is a constant focus for ApplyBoard and is done regularly and openly with promotions and team changes published monthly to highlight these tremendous milestones for our team members and the company. This is only possible as one of North America’s fastest growing companies. We are also constantly focusing on product developments and improvements. As the international student application leader we do not take this lightly and know that the power to scale our platform and the ability to help millions of students around the world depends on creating strong products. We are doing just that. Thank you again for your review and for your time working at ApplyBoard.
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