Brighterion reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)
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Sudhir Jha

59% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Brighterion has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brighterion employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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74 reviews
1.0
Jul 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I got to work in beautiful San Francisco. I met some wonderful co-workers here, most I'm sure have left. The CTO is very technical and intelligent and I enjoyed working with him. In my very short time with them, I was recognized for my efficiency and hard work and I really appreciated it.

Cons

The pay here is very low. Of course, they didn't force me to work here. I joined during the recession and I was happy to have a job. However, they did not attempt to pay anywhere near market rate, even at the time but beggars can't be choosers. I suppose this is a company where people go to work on a temporary basis or if they lived in the city and wanted a short commute. The culture here is unlike any other company I've worked for. I guess it's not for me but the three executives with talk among themselves in their native language and everyone else are treated like drones. An individual contributor doesn't have any say in any decision about the software. Decisions are handed down and you're simply expected to accomplish the task. About the CEO, I believe him to be an untrustworthy man. When I interviewed and during negotiations, he told me his name. When I started working there, I found out his name was something else. Very strange.

3.0
Aug 20, 2016

Nice place to start but with obvious issues

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great work life balance. Low to no responsibilities or tons of responsibility based on what you're comfortable with. Noteworthy employees are self motivated and great to work with. Introduction to some data science tools and techniques. Tons of freedom to innovate and create, but little to no direction. Tons of job security, and a stress free environment. This has led to some funny stories of major mistakes and no one gets in trouble. CEO is very candid and personal with employees. Everyone knows everyone and they all get along. Office rumors and gossip are very innocent and not malicious.

Cons

There is little to no training for new employees, and you need to be self sufficient to be successful. Everyone knows about this, so you can accomplish nothing for an extended period and still be considered "successful" in the company. For a very small company there is little visibility. You'll have to struggle to work through the ranks, but a long time employees working in Excel will be commended when they find out conditional formatting can automate their job. The tool set was cutting edge when created, but due to years of slow updates, everything looks and feels old. It's like a Back to the Future concept of cutting edge (cars can fly, but they still use leaded gas). It's an open office, but half of the employees have offices. Open offices are meant to make a collaborative work space, but this alternative makes an uncomfortable and obvious divide between employees and "managers". Looks like a call center or factory that recently unionized and not a collaborative anything. If you are in trouble, you won't be told directly. You'll be called to an impromptu meeting with whoever is in the area when the meeting is planned. Then everyone will be congratulated on their work but you or something similar. Very passive aggressive, but also pretty funny.

4.0
Sep 29, 2015

Great Company with Great People

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

• The company is definitely at the forefront of the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning space. • Great work culture with amazing people • Food and work environment • Great product that almost sells itself because it's the best of breed ML solution that is beneficial to any sized company.

Cons

• Limited upward mobility • Very complex and highly technical space to be in.

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