Work on a product you can feel great about - Software Engineer Brightline Employee Review

5.0
Aug 2, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- The mission/work Brightline is doing to help children and their parents is an amazing motivation and provides a strong sense of purpose. - The engineering team is made up of some of the best engineers I've ever worked with. Everyone is kind, empathetic, and focused on delivering quality software. - Company is committed to remote work and it shows. Meetings are kept to only the people most needed, lots of async communication, and the tooling/processes are in place to make working remote effective and inclusive. - Code quality is high. Tests, code reviews, and occasional pairing. - Developer experience is a high priority. Getting setup is super easy and fast, and the team is always looking for ways to make the process of building and shipping software better for everyone. - We ship frequently and focus on getting small units of software in front of real users, which is where we learn the most.

Cons

- The company is growing really fast so there's lots of new faces and org expansion. - Remote isn't for everyone. Communicating clearly and frequently is important.

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5.0
Nov 4, 2025
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Pros

Everyone has been so kind and supportive during the onboarding process. The trainings and learning opportunities from leadership will equip me with the skills and confidence needed to excel in my position!

Cons

Navigating the EHR system is confusing and not very user friendly.

1.0
Mar 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There are no pros working here

Cons

>Disorganized systems >Racist inequitable treatment among employees of color >Lack of work/life balance >Lack of transparency >Completely incompetent management >Lack of accountability >Blatant favoritism >Unfair and unequal salaries for employees who work the same position and have equivalent credentials >Turnover rate is very high >Very deceptive and dishonest marketing. They dismiss negative reviews as reviews that are simply disgruntled employees who need to vent and say that for every negative review, "there are so many employees that have positive experiences". They want a higher glassdoor rating in order to encourage more applicants to apply to this dysfunctional company >The Brightline NY glassdoor page is a misrepresentation of Brightline as a company as a whole. This glassdoor page is titled"Brightline company in New York" only and suspiciously mostly has the highest ratings. >I urge you to go to the glassdoor page that is titled "Brightline" and has a 3.8 star rating which is a much more accurate representation of the "Brightline" experience. Most of the negative reviews accurately capture the ongoing negative issues that persist at Brightline

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