Early stage startup experience minus the commonly-associated cultural issues - Software Engineer Instawork Employee Review

5.0
Jul 6, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

For engineers: - Mature experienced developers, 30+ average age. No 20-something fresh-out-of-school personality issues - Engineering leadership very reasonable and experienced; has had previous exits - Nice people. No bro/jerks/alcoholism - No "big company" bureaucracy issues - You get to own significant pieces of the tech stack - Female-friendly; balancing the gender ratio is a company-wide priority - Product team is competent and cares about UX

Cons

- Not a great fit for 9-5 "coasting" mentality - Thrifty, not big on perks and freebies You will do serious work, but it will be worth it.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work, lots of opportunity for the right person

Cons

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1.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You get to spend a lot of time dancing around like a monkey for these guys.And if you like monkeys, I guess that's a pro

Cons

There are app allows you to do absurd things. Because they don't have faith in people. And then they discriminate against you in ways which is federally illegal. But they don't care, because you'll continue to talk to AI. And when AI doesn't know what to say, it just starts repeating itself like a broken record. This app it needs updated

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