Pros
I worked at Array for two years and left for personal reasons. My experience differs from a lot of the recent reviews. As with all companies, your experience will be based on your department, your manager and team, and what you put into it. For context, I’m an engineer. If you’re self-motivated, Array may be a good fit for you. I was given a lot of room to develop and grow. I came into the company with little experience and yet was allowed more responsibility and freedom than I could’ve hoped for. I wasn’t alone; more than a few of my peers early in their career were allowed similar responsibility. If you have a large appetite, you’ll likely find yourself in a position where you can move a lot of code. The non-discrimination also exists for the other end of the spectrum. Engineers near retirement have done well there. Age discrimination for older programmers is a real thing in the industry but I never saw it at Array. If you produce quality work, you’re welcome. While getting to self-manage is a perk for me, it may not be for you. I wouldn’t join Array if I wanted a lot structure. There is no Big-Tech-3-month-onboarding-and-development program. There _are_ plenty of people who can mentor, but nothing that’s built in. You will likely have to seek out mentorship and growth yourself. They have a couple of great engineering managers but you should have the expectation of finding opportunities to grow yourself. Layoffs are mentioned in more than a few reviews. Array had two rounds of layoffs. It was unfortunate and I lost several coworkers who I really liked. The whole industry got hit and Array wasn’t immune. Other reviews mention “quarterly layoffs” a lot. It’s technically accurate that the layoffs were “quarterly”… for those two quarters, but it’s disingenuous to imply that Array is actually having layoffs every quarter. Array is a B2B technology platform. The breadth and depth of the tech behind the platform is staggering at times. They pull it off with a relatively small team. This means that some people will need to work much harder than the average tech employee. I put myself in a position where working nights and weekends was necessary for shipping. I loved it. But it’s not a requirement. I knew many coworkers that successfully advanced in their career through a 8 hour workday. Array is a great place to be if you want freedom, autonomy, and tough technical challenges.
Cons
Work life balance was hard to maintain at times.
