Not for everyone, and certainly not for passionate engineers - Senior Software Engineer CARVANA Employee Review

2.0
Jul 2, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility on telecommuting and friendly management.

Cons

The shoddy systems don't talk to each other, so expect weird workflows, no freedom and prod pushes that take all day. Team quality varies. Mine plays games while other people work, skips daily meetings, and leaves a mess. The good teams don't need help, so you won't be placed with them. Expect "yes, I can look at that" followed by "I didn't get the impression you wanted me to do that." If you care about your job, you will be stretched thin and burned out within a year. Steer clear. They say it will get better. It won't. If you do join, get into a powerful clique on-site, shoot for the moon salary-wise and do not sign the RSU agreement.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

* Corporate roles offer flexibility, and no one micromanages how you structure your 8-hour day. * Good holiday schedule and work-life balance if you’re in the right role.

Cons

No clear vision or long-term strategy for the Safe & Secure department. * Constant reorganizations and changing priorities. * Positions eliminated, reinstated, and eliminated again. * No stability or clear career path. * Lack of structure and accountability. * “Blind leading the blind” culture. * Chronic understaffing. * Employees expected to do the work of two or three people. * No additional compensation for increased workload. * Leadership’s answer to resource constraints is to “be scrappy.” * High levels of burnout. * Extremely low morale. * Significant loss of talent and leadership. * Employees quitting without another job lined up due to poor working conditions. * Operations Center dismantled, relocated, and then effectively rebuilt again with no clear strategic reason. * Experienced employees terminated, only to recreate similar functions later. * Loss of institutional knowledge. * Frequent reactive decisions instead of proactive planning. * Constant uncertainty creates stress and uneasiness. * Lack of confidence in leadership direction. * Heavy workload with limited support. * Minimal investment in retaining top performers. * Environment not conducive to building a long-term career.

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