Fantastic Engineering Team - Software Engineer NextRoll Employee Review

5.0
Dec 1, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

As an engineer I found tons of opportunity to expand my skill set and career. Learning is encouraged at all levels. Everyone shares their knowledge and discoveries. Senior engineers can continue on the path to technical wizardry or move into people management. Management rewards those who take initiative to improve the product or business. Org is mostly "flat" for a company this size. Exec team are generally approachable. Excellent compensation compared to most SF tech companies. Love the office. After working near the sleepy Palo Alto Research Center, this SOMA location is a dream come true. Fun! The people at AdRoll are what make it an awesome place to work.

Cons

The organization has moved past the "startup" phase, if that's what you're looking for. It's a challenge now to know everyone by name. Roles and processes are more defined. The flip side is that the company is stable and doing well.

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5.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

Great company culture and leadership.

Cons

Nothing worth calling out here.

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Thank you for taking the time to share this and even more, for being part of building the culture you're describing. It's something we take real pride in, and hearing it from people inside the team is the strongest validation we get. Thanks for being here! - Amy LeBold, Chief People Officer
2.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

When I first started it had an amazing culture, great leadership who knew what they were doing and where they were going. I gained a lot of lifelong friends from working here. The salary ended up being very good as well, but that's where the pros end.

Cons

I would encourage anyone considering joining this company to do extensive due diligence before accepting an offer. The organization has experienced repeated layoffs year after year, including the elimination of roughly 40% of the workforce within the last six months. Despite years of stagnant revenue, leadership's primary response has been continued cost-cutting rather than investing in meaningful growth or innovation. The company currently has no Chief Revenue Officer, and it's difficult to ignore that several senior leaders appear to be openly exploring opportunities elsewhere. Many of these challenges appear to stem from leadership's unwillingness to listen to frontline employees and customer-facing teams who consistently raised concerns about changing market conditions. Instead of adapting, leadership remained committed to an outdated strategy, allowing competitors to move ahead. The company is now scrambling to catch up to a market it once had the opportunity to lead. Perhaps the most frustrating aspect is the disconnect between leadership's messaging and its actions. Employees are routinely told they're doing an exceptional job, only to be met with yet another round of layoffs. At the same time, experienced, long-tenured employees who helped build the business are replaced with lower-cost hires, who often face the same fate in subsequent reductions. This cycle has significantly eroded trust, morale, and institutional knowledge. From my perspective, there has been little strategic difference between the current CEO and the previous one. The focus continues to be on reducing headcount rather than executing a clear vision for sustainable growth. Before accepting a position here, I would carefully evaluate the company's long-term direction, leadership stability, and employee retention.

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