lots of perks, but engineering and leadership mediocre at best - Software Engineer X Employee Review

2.0
Apr 22, 2012
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Pros

Lots of food. They serve a ton of snacks and meal options. Great perks for a startup, they are competitive with Zynga and Facebook on this. Short work hours, everyone leaves at 4 pm on Fridays for Tea Time. Low expectations for team members. easy to get promoted to Tech Lead. If you are coming from Google you will feel like a genius. Extremely social company, very friendly leadership. High salaries and restricted stock.

Cons

Very frustrating to be a Software Engineer coming from an environment like Google. Unusually high turnover for a startup tech company, particularly among senior management and high performers. You never know when someone is about to leave -- and often you have no idea why. Very secretive. I have no idea how the company is doing in terms of finances. Most big news I read about in Tech Crunch. Engineering reputation is poor. It's getting better, but hiring is difficult.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2025
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Pros

great community for web engineers. lots of mentorship available sessions to knowledge share really helped with growth

Cons

lots of projects do not make it to production lots of hoops before projects have a chance to be developed or make it hopefully to production

1.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company offers good benefits and company wide perks.

Cons

The Finance and Accounting department suffers from favoritism, nepotism, and poor leadership. Promotions and opportunities appear to be driven more by personal relationships than by performance, contributions, or expertise. The Accounting Controller demonstrates biased and unprofessional leadership, which has created a culture of low accountability and poor morale. High performers are often overlooked while favored individuals continue to advance despite limited contributions. The department relies heavily on outdated and manual processes that create inefficiencies and unnecessary work. There seems to be little urgency to modernize systems or improve operations. The culture also tolerates underperformance, with inconsistent expectations and accountability across team members. This can be frustrating for employees who value merit, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

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