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      DataGrail

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      DataGrail reviews

      3.8

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (38 total reviews)
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      Daniel Barber

      68% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      DataGrail has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DataGrail employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      38 reviews
      5.0
      Nov 20, 2020

      Great Startup with Positive People

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      DataGrail strikes a great balance of all things I was hoping for in my job. - You can make a large impact on the product - There's a strong focus on company values and teamwork - The team is small but growing steadily, and very remote friendly - The product market is really huge and there's a lot of demand for the product - Excellent perks, especially for remote employees - The benefits + compensation aren't mediocre just because it's a startup, which I REALLY respect - Good focus on work life balance - Talented leaders from the top down who are inspiring as well as actively transparent We've got a long way to go before we're a well oiled machine serving the entire market effectively, but we've got a great start so far. I am glad I started when I did, as it feels like I got in on the ground floor of something special!

      Cons

      Until recently, we were a bit disorganized in engineering and it wasn't great. The company was really transparent about needing to build out a strong team to lead the engineering department, but it took a while to find the right people and it was rough while we were waiting. Fortunately, I think things we've hired the right people to fill in those gaps and we've already made massive strides towards a better, more effective software development org.

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      DataGrail Response
      5y
      Thanks for your review and your feedback. We appreciate hearing that you believe we're on our way to building a great product development organization aligned with the business. As you point out, focus will be core to our success in the years ahead. Thanks again!
      5.0
      Jul 1, 2020

      Fantastic Team and Leadership, Meaningful Problem

      Engineering manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The leadership team at DataGrail is top-notch. They genuinely value everyone in the company's perspective, and they actively seek feedback that results in real impact across the business. They also care a lot about individual growth and will ensure that you have the proper opportunities and resources to take the next step in your career. The team is filled with kind, passionate people who are motivated to push the company and themselves forward. The culture across the company is really strong, and everyone has been intentional about maintaining it. Data privacy as an industry has seen an explosion in growth over the past few years, and DataGrail is helping to shape this new category of software as a result. It's been incredibly rewarding to work on a problem that has a net-positive impact on the future.

      Cons

      As with most growing companies, there's no shortage of things to build and often not enough people to build them. I anticipate this being addressed with recent hiring.

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      DataGrail Response
      5y
      Thank you for your review! We appreciate hearing about your experience, especially how the team and leadership made such an impact on your time here. As you note, growing companies like ours face the need to prioritize and focus on what's most important alongside hiring. Thanks again for taking the time to write a review.
      2.0
      Jun 30, 2020

      great place to work if you're a bro, not great otherwise

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to work on meaningful projects that improve consumer privacy. The people are nice and very open and honest. Everyone can see and understand all areas of the business.

      Cons

      * Founders emphasizes the importance of getting enough sleep and staying mentally healthy yet engineers on my team worked on weekends to keep up with workload. * Onboarding is not structured and I had to constantly bother people to get access to tools I needed to do work (aws permissions, access to test data). * Someone else on my team (who joined after me) did not have all the same onboarding struggles I did, probably because he had worked with some teammates previously and they took him seriously while they blew me off. * Most technical problems are self-inflicted by the founders & their mountain of tech debt (ex: no CircleCI/BuildKite/Jenkins, lots of ignored or unwritten tests, admin dashboard full of bugs no one could figure out, crazypants data model) * Pay is not competitive, especially because everyone's salaries were cut at the beginning of the pandemic.

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      DataGrail Response
      5y
      Thank you for your feedback; we're sorry to hear this was your experience. We take living our values consistently throughout the entire business seriously. Even when it's hard to read, we appreciate hearing how we can grow. Thank you again for writing this!
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