Don't Believe the Hype - Systems Engineer Steampunk Employee Review

1.0
Sep 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

If you are friends with someone in their management team, this is a wonderful place to work. It is some obvious how this is like being in high school again and taking care of all your friends. The rest of the employee get little to no attention. The pay is pretty good and the Swag is awesome (shoes, Beats, and hoodies).

Cons

Delivery is mess. They know how to win but not how to manage a project. Poorly trained project managers make for a toxic work environment. Executives don't even ask how projects are going. GROW! GROW! GROW! There has been a recent exodus of top quality management which clearly indicates major issues at the highest levels. The changes are occurring so fast they could not keep up on the website. Before I left, I counted 10 or more senior managers leaving the company in just the last few months. The CEO loves to hear the sound of his own voice. He previously worked at company called AgileX. I looked at LinkedIn and he last worked there in 2015. However, every single corporate meeting is a long winded discussion about how amazing that company was. It is a standard joke with all the employees about here comes the AgileX motivational speech. MOVE ON!!

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5.0
Mar 9, 2026
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Pros

Steampunk seems to put a major emphasis on hiring good people, and good work stems in part from that philosophy. The company culture is very supportive and inclusive, and remote work helps with the flexibility that life requires.

Cons

The only con I can think of is that you only get 2 weeks of PTO plus federal holidays, which goes fast.

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3.0
Apr 9, 2026
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Pros

The company itself is decent, with reasonable benefits and some good people. Work-life balance is generally acceptable.

Cons

Project Management is terrible. The PM lacks honesty when communicating with customers about deliverables and timelines. They frequently overpromise and underdeliver. The PM does not shield or support the team properly and often misrepresents reality both to the client and internally. There is a strong preference for a completely flat organizational structure, regardless of years of experience or expertise. This leads to poor decision-making and frustration for senior team members. The account team is noticeably very female-biased. Male employees often feel sidelined or undervalued in account-related decisions and opportunities.

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