Motivating and demanding. You'll get out what you put into it. - Engineering Lead Forward Employee Review

5.0
Jul 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Highly motivating mission and a sound strategy to achieve the mission. - Smart, driven, caring, and fun teammates. - Lots of hard problems to solve. Plenty of opportunity to grow and develop. - Opportunity to move between teams and roles. It's all about maximizing your contribution. This mindset opens doors you wouldn't think of, but it's untraditional: no levels, no titles, etc.

Cons

- It's a demanding work environment. The people here are smart, hardworking, and team oriented people who want to make a positive impact on the world. I want the same, and I don't want to let my team down. So it's easy to give too much. To be successful and happy here you need to set collaborative boundaries and build habits that refill your cup. - Management is supportive, although busy. If you're not a good communicator you can get left behind.

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5.0
Jan 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Supportive and collaborative team, strong product mindset, clear goals, and respect for design. High ownership, trust, and autonomy. Leadership is open to feedback, and designers are involved in real product decisions, not just visuals.

Cons

Fast-paced environment with a lot of responsibility, which may not be ideal for someone looking for a slower or more structured workflow. Priorities can shift as the company grows, but this is typical for scaling teams.

3.0
Sep 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Smart and friendly coworkers 2. Good engineering culture 3. Opportunities for growth

Cons

1. Not-profitable - Forward never found a working model to solve the problem, and anchored heavily on solutions that lacked market-fit evidence. Contradictory to the problem-focused culture at Forward. 2. The finance problems lead to urgency. Work was demanding and tough across the org. However, engineering velocity was not the problem to begin with, leading to a vicious cycle of unmet goals -> tighter deadlines. 3. Frequent and fundamental shifts in company priorities leading to disorganized sprints and planning. A lot of work were throw away despite long hours invested.

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