Connexity Software Developer reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)
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William G. (Bill) Glass

59% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Connexity with 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an average working experience there. Connexity is rated 22% below average by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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16 reviews
2.0
Sep 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Free breakfasts, lunches, and good benefits. Lots of social events to participate in. Shopzilla has a good reputation in the software industry for producing excellent software engineers. Fast paced, energetic can-do folks who practice the latest best software development principles.

Cons

Executives are not transparent about the company health in their business meetings so that layoffs catch the affected off guard. Since Symphony bought the company, a number of the old-time execs left the company. Symphony promised to overhaul and propel the company into a leader of the comparison shopping space, but performance did not meet expectations and downsizing was probably inevitable. The business model suffers a conflict of interest: clickthru rates (money) vs quality search results for the consumer. Google changes have also reduced organic traffic, and the poor economy also contributed to the company stress. I don't see a good prognosis for the future. I expect employees who do not want to experience a layoff to search for alternative employment.

1.0
Mar 9, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

West los angeles location Free lunch

Cons

Lots of Politics within executives, back stabbing each other at the expense of talented employees Poor salary compared to the Market Executives are FAKE Engineering department is the worst of all. No vision at all.

4.0
May 18, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Technical management (and management generally) is very supportive of trying new technologies when a good argument can be made for them. Engineering and business have a good cooperative relationship -- I've never felt that engineering concerns fell on deaf ears from the business folks. Because things do move fast at Shopzilla, engineers at Shopzilla, particularly self-motivated ones, get a lot of opportunities to make an impact on the business. In many ways, it's like a start-up in the pace of change, but with greater stability (and already profitable). Perhaps different from a start-up, there's a healthy mix of seasoned employees and new kids on the block. Additionally, though like all workplaces, Shopzilla has its cliques, you do not need to participate in them to succeed. I have rarely had the time to schmooze with any of my co-workers, I have a life outside of work with its own demands and being down with the "cool kids" in my workplace is the furthest thing from how I want to spend my time, but I've always felt that there are plenty of opportunities here.

Cons

Traffic in West LA sucks. The parking lot is always jam-packed. There is a fair amount of institutional lore that you need to soak up in short order when you start working here. Work is hard, sometimes it makes my brain hurt.

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