Super growth + opportunities to grow alongside, at the cost of long hours. - Software Engineer Scale Employee Review

4.0
Mar 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Very smart and motivated people - High bar and ambition - You make an impact very quickly - Things not being fleshed out = opportunities to improve - Comp is great for a startup (assuming equity pays off)

Cons

- Tooling and infra not well developed - manual processes or weird glitches are not unusual - Thrash when re-prioritizing new projects or features - Spikes of long hours (~12 hr days) during emergencies or crucial periods

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5.0
Jul 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Stellar people. Everyone is kind, brilliant, and clearly the top of their industries. It feels like you're actually on the ground floor of building something great.

Cons

None that I can see so far.

4.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- work with top tier clients across AI research - fast paced projects with insane amount of autonomy from day 1 - really solid pay for non-technical role - in-office/remote flexibility - nice office - accessible leadership - ability to pivot to new stuff if you do well - strong network with alumni all over AI - friendly folks - tech atmosphere with high degree of flexibility

Cons

- long hours but you start late and can wfh - weekends - not very structured and constantly changinf

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