Conductor reviews

I waited a while to write this review because I did not want to say something in the heat of the moment. The engineering department lacks direction and structure. The CTO is very nice but is too focused on the business side of things and not enough on the technical side. A strong VP of Engineering could alleviate that problem but there wasn't one and still isn't as far as I know. There are no architects either so every development team kind of does what they want and figuring out the right way to do something depends on finding someone with a strong opinion. As a result, microservices don't seem to follow any conventions. There is a DevOps team that seems to operate independently of development which doesn't make any sense. There is a legacy monolith that runs on an antique version of Java that I thankfully did not have to deal with. The office itself is kind of run down and a large part of it is populated by sales folks who make so much noise that I often had trouble concentrating. There are regular "all hands" meetings that feel like their only purpose is so some of the senior leadership can hear themselves talk. The CEO is a nice enough guy who seems like he hasn't realized that Conductor has become a much larger company than when he started it. He will also just start talking to you while you're in the bathroom which is more than a little awkward.

I'm sure (I hope) my experience was a one-off, however. For me, in my specific situation, I have never felt more useless, more "in the way" than working at Conductor. I've been in the work force for a long time, and never have I been so dismissed, had my opinion questioned so quickly, or my ideas shot down so consistently. Suffice to say, this was not a good marriage, I did not look forward to going to work. Sadly, within three months of working there, I began looking for a new job. Things started to get a little better, however, that did not last very long. Two months into rekindling my search for a new job I was let go. Thank. You. For. That. Not naming names, of course, you know who you are, but if you don't, you're not paying attention. I can't really say I learned anything at Conductor, perhaps know when to cut the cord when you're getting rope burn.