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Pixelberry Studios

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Probably one of the best game companies to work for - Senior Software Engineer Pixelberry Studios Employee Review

5.0
Apr 9, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

This is the most transparent company I've had the pleasure of working for. This company has a culture of very much caring about their employees, and I have had to deal with very little amount of bureaucracy that an engineer at a big company will have to deal with. My colleagues are all very responsive and always willing to help each other, and frankly one of the primary reasons I like coming to work. There is a lot of cool, large feature work to be done, and it is easy to see the impact of your work as an engineer. Being able to implement features throughout the entire full stack of a successful online game is a joy few engineers get to feel.

Cons

Salary is probably not up-to-par with other companies within the same area (Bay Area, Silicon Valley) Half the engineering team is currently remote, so you'll have to be ready to deal with non face-to-face communication.

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5.0
Dec 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Everyone was so nice, with good benefits, and great teammates.

Cons

There weren't much space for growth.

3.0
Mar 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- the people are truly the only important aspect of PB. most folks there are passionate and dedicated, and the staff pool is one of the most diverse I've seen.

Cons

- poor management. I've seen people with zero management training getting promoted into managers, suddenly expected to manage 4+ people and providing little to no support for their team. I didn't have any opportunities for career growth, my manager didn't have time for me aside from putting out fires. - terrible communication between departments & products. quiet incompetence is a serious issue here. I know of several cases where people were not doing their jobs and somehow getting away with it for years. - they held a meeting in Aug 2023 explaining that layoffs were likely coming. it was transparency that a lot of other companies don't provide, however it absolutely ruined morale for the next 6 months. - another company where connections mean more than doing a good job. layoffs came in January 2024 and an entire product was sunset (Storyloom). however, people on the product that was still going (Choices) were let go to make room for specific Storyloom employees to be retained. even though they had zero experience working with the product. it was insulting.

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