Awesome first place to work! - Associate Software Engineer Pendo Employee Review

4.0
Oct 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

First and foremost, the people. People really seem to care about each other. People check in on me and listen when I'm having a bad day. Everyone loves to make each other smile - we have a great pun and joke culture here. As an employee straight out of college, I appreciate that management takes the time to give me advice and teach me things that I haven't had a chance to learn yet, instead of taking advantage of the lack of knowledge to, for example, get me to work on the weekend when I didn't need to or something. Life outside of work is not just talked about - everyone steps in to try to make it possible for each other. The amount of times I've seen someone on vacation told to "get off slack and go be with your family!" is awesome. Even when the person on vacation is upper management/incredibly knowledgeable, everyone steps in to try to make their vacation relaxing. On the engineering side, this shows up when someone has to stay up late due to a difficult on-call - others step in so that the original on-call person can sleep and rest. And since everyone is doing this kind of stuff for each other when necessary, life outside of work really becomes a reality for everyone. I also really like the work I'm doing. I get to work on performance problems in the backend of the product a lot, and I work with incredibly smart people. I've only been here a few months and I've had a ton of opportunities to learn from my teammates. And they've all been very patient with me as I get up to speed.

Cons

No 401k matching Company occasionally takes political stance without consulting opinion of employees.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pendo is fast-paced and not afraid to try new things. I've been here for a little over a year and am consistently surprised at how much change my team has been able to drive in such a short period of time.

Cons

As stated in the 'pro' section, Pendo tries new things! That is not for everyone. Part of trying a lot of new things is that some of them don't work as intended, and you have to pivot from there. Leaders are not always great at change management, so not all of the experiments that end in pivots feel well thought out the further removed from decision making that you are. I've worked in a lot of different environments and would rather be in a company that tries things than one that let's 'this is how we do it' calcify into something that can't be questioned or changed.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-great compensation once you surpass your quota- incentivized to be a top performer -Work/life balance is still considered important -the product is incredibly valuable and ever-evolving; there is no lack of innovation of the product -CEO genuinely cares for the company and the individuals -trust in the reps to know what is best for the company so you have the autonomy to operate in the way that you feel is best for the customer and for the company without incredibly stringent tools -I believe in the sales leadership that is place today and the direction that they are taking the company - they want us all to succeed. -great office and amenities -love my coworkers -sales leadership is open to feedback, even when it is incredibly busy -customers are incredibly happy with the product

Cons

-constantly changing priorities, which make Pendo not the right fit for everyone. You still have to get scrappy -it is a large product. If you are not willing to take the time to learn the product, this is not the right place for you. You need to know how to focus on value, and not expect simply a transactional sales process. You are not going to be spoon-fed, you must speak up when you are in need of additional learning opportunities

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