CircleCI reviews

3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(171 total reviews)
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Jim Rose

66% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

CircleCI has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CircleCI 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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171 reviews
1.0
Nov 14, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Pays a living wage for your location.

Cons

The top leadership at the company (almost all white cis-het men) have repeatedly prioritized their own comfort, even in very low-stakes situations. When asked for a transparent explanation, the responses are incoherent claims of objectivity, when there is empirical evidence that the decisions were not even well-researched. When one white male leader makes a mistake, the white male CEO backs them, and publicly admonishes employees for calling out the biased behavior. All biased decisions are doubled-down upon. Previous wins for vulnerable employees are constantly "re-evaluated." The leaders handing down decisions is called "discussion," even though anyone who responds to their declarations is routinely ignored. If you are not a white cis-het man, look elsewhere.

4.0
Nov 9, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- A lot of strong, competent individuals at CircleCI who keep the machine running - Strong communication, especially within engineering and product teams which have always been remote-first. Good Slack culture, lots of both work-related and fun, nonsense channels - Good transparency, better than most other companies I've seen. Weekly updates from various teams/departments, bi-weekly all-company calls, department-led retreats and outings (although they're virtual now) - Pro science, doesn't deny Covid-19 and is accommodating to employees. No layoffs, despite what fake rumors have been spread - Recently hired a lot of engineers and product managers, and it feels like CircleCI's offerings are improving/progressing much faster now - Really great work/life balance. They make it a point to protect people's time and prevent overwork/burn out - Great product. Makes life a lot easier when your company pulls in a steady income and most of your customers are happy - Career opportunities. We're still in the growth phase, so smaller teams losing individuals can be painful. But managers do their best to enable employees and help them grow/transition when asked

Cons

- A few people are militant about their beliefs, and you have to tiptoe around them. This can be a problem at pretty much every company, but CircleCI is unfortunately not an exception. - Still some hubris among tenured leaders. CircleCI could very easily lose its place as one of the top CI/CD tools, and this possibility just doesn't register with them. Luckily, this is limited to only a few people. - Hit-or-miss experience. Some managers are phenomenal, empowering, and accommodating. Others... not so much. If you interview with us, do as much as you can to learn which type your would-be manager is and make the appropriate decision. This applies to all positions and teams. On the bright side, if you get on the right teams, this could be one of the best jobs you'll ever have. - Interview experience is still spotty. Teams are very busy, but we could be better about following up with people and communicating between rounds of interviews. Some teams (e.g., sales) are very good about this. Other teams (e.g., engineering) struggle a bit. - Still not much of a long-term vision for the product.

1.0
Sep 24, 2020

Disintegrating Quickly

Recommend
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Pros

Remote flexibility. There are still some truly great people here...for now.

Cons

Leadership does not care about existing employees. They would rather hire several dozen fresh recruits than provide career opportunities for existing employees. It's a revolving door.

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