Toxic leadership and culture - Senior Software Engineer Machinify Employee Review

1.0
Apr 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible Schedule Decent Healthcare That's about it

Cons

They have completely drunk the AI KoolAid. CTO says if we don't use AI, we are "unhireable". When asked if they will be flexible if we're experiencing adverse side effects from using AI, leadership will dismiss your experience and reverse the blame onto you. They can't admit they care about their employees because they don't. They interrogate you on how you do every little thing to see if you're using Claude. You'll get your hand-slapped if you do mundane things like write commit messages or open PRs without Claude. They don't have solid software development processes, test in production, then waste tons of time putting out production fires. Everything is expected to be done yesterday. No sense of community or camaraderie. Bottom line: This company does not care about people.

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5.0
Jan 14, 2026
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Pros

Great leadership communication, nice benefit package, nice culture

Cons

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1.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Working from home, PTO, Insurance

Cons

I had such high hopes for this position and almost always met or exceeded my expectations but no matter what you do at this company it is never enough for them and it seems the better you do the more you are micromanaged and watched like a hawk. I have never done so well in a position but be made to feel so ignorant and like a failure as I have here. There is no praise for a job well done it is always what you need to do better. I have never in any job I have had in 25 years experienced the level of micromanagement as I have here it feels more like harassment than anything. The pay cannot ever be worth the stress and blow to your confidence this job provides. Want to cry at work, feel like an idiot constantly, have high blood pressure and worry about your physical and mental health constantly due to the stress? Fill out an application. I chose myself instead and hopefully you will too.

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