I never thought I would enjoy tech...or tax...but I'm still here! - Sales Avalara Employee Review

4.0
Aug 2, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The people are really great. It's like a big goofy family. The culture is great and they definitely make a major effort to help you enjoy work and know your colleagues. Executives are open to employee feedback but you have to be willing to speak out and be ballsy enough to request time with them. Flexible work place (home or office) is great for families with two working parents.

Cons

- If you don't fit in here, it's kind of obvious...meaning, if you are an introvert or have no sense of humor, you might not get a lot of recognition or have a lot of growth opportunity. - Recently, they haven't promoted much internally. Understandable as they need experienced executive leadership to steer the ship where it needs to go... however, they should start a career development/mentoring program so they CAN promote within as the company fills out. - Growing pains with infrastructure trying to support such rapid growth..but this seems to be getting better with some of the new leadership on board. - PR isn't great...but is getting better.

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5.0
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Pros

Cutting edge technologies Very Smart colleagues Great business model

Cons

High hiring and performance bar

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Avalara Response
5d
Thank you for sharing your experience at Avalara. We’re glad to hear the technology and your teammates have made a positive impact. We appreciate your feedback and your contributions.
4.0
Jul 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Is Avalara a great place to work? It depends on the team you are on. Pros: - I love my team. I have great co-workers. I feel like leadership to the VP level understands the value we bring and advocates for our work throughout the company - I like being able to go into the office and see people and bounce ideas around - My manager is always pushing me to learn new things and get out of my comfort zone - We just got a new CEO and I am super excited about him and his vision. Everyone who has actually been in meetings with him is excited too.

Cons

It depends on the team you are on. Cons: - Some teams are not as curious/helpful as others. I often have to check and recheck the work they do, after I have chased them multiple times to even complete the work - The layoff fear is real, the idea that at any point your position could be eliminated because they want to keep that revenue per headcount KPI down is everywhere

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Avalara Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share such thoughtful insight. We're glad to hear your team and manager have had a positive impact on your experience, and we're encouraged by your optimism about Avalara's future. We also recognize how important it is for that experience to feel consistent across the company, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective.
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