Fingerprint reviews

4.6

91% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

Dan Pinto

100% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Fingerprint has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Fingerprint employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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26 reviews
3.0
Mar 30, 2025

Good company, HR isn't

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Pros

Almost everyone in the company is a nice human being, skilled, helpful, and motivated. It's almost always ok to express his opinion and make mistakes. The position is remote and asynchronous. The job is interesting and the pay is ok. You're rarely blamed for taking PTO. The product is amazing. Offsite are great.

Cons

It's extremely demanding, which can lead to burnout. HR: You sometimes realize people have been fired by trying to send a DM on slack. It's impossible to negotiate salary/stock, they produce random grids they didn't respect and don't provide the full data, the pay is completely opaque for employees. Read your contracts before signing anything, HR will not provide any details about the change. After sending your resignation letter, they will basically ghost you. I never got a resignation letter or answer to any email (couldn't exercise my stock options because it was my professional email) That's the first time I got treated as a completely disposable resource. That's sad to see how reactive you are on glassdoor compared to direct contact. Terminations: While I understand your POV, and the privacy reason, I can tell that during my employment and my discussions with my peers during that period, most terminations were extremely stress and fear inducing for people and mainly not understood, including the people close to them. I had such conversations with more than 10 people from different teams. Compensation: You're referring to the grids, we don't have access to the data to produce the grid (I asked for it), so yeah we know where it should comes from, but we can't verify it and the grid seemed close for all countries when available external source give 2-3x ratio for some country we will observe a 20% difference. Grids make any negotiation impossible, especially considering how a raise is decided. Contracts: Fair enough, we should read our contracts, but naming a contract contract for A while it's A + B and not mentioning it with the email is IMO misleading and is reducing the trust in HR. Equity & Contact Info: Fair, while you have no legal obligation after the contract ended, I considered answering an email (even negatively), is just basic respect for former employees, maybe i don't realise legal implication of that. Regarding not providing a separation letter when asked, it's not fair as it's sometimes required by other employers.

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We’re sorry to hear this was your experience. While we won’t comment on individual situations, we want to clarify a few key points: Terminations: We communicate personnel changes on a need-to-know basis to protect individual privacy. We do not—and will not—send out company-wide announcements when someone leaves or is let go. That’s intentional and respectful. Compensation Transparency: Compensation, including salary and equity, is discussed and negotiated during the offer process. We maintain a public Notion page available to all employees outlining our compensation philosophy, salary bands, and detailed equity framework—down to grant amounts by level and timing of refreshes. Employees can also view their full comp details through their HRIS profile at any time, including their salary ranges. We’re transparent about how salary bands are created, where the market data comes from, and when/how salary increases occur. Contracts: Like in any professional environment, employees are responsible for reading and understanding the agreements they sign. HR is available to clarify questions, but the responsibility to understand what you’re agreeing to ultimately lies with the individual. Equity & Contact Info: Once you accept your equity grant in Carta, your profile is accessible to you. It’s your responsibility to ensure your personal contact information is added—especially if you're planning to leave the company—so that you continue to receive time-sensitive updates like option exercise windows. We take feedback seriously and are always working to improve. We’re committed to a respectful, transparent, and accountable workplace for everyone. Thanks, Alina (VP of People)
5.0
Jan 26, 2022
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Pros

- Perfect mix of research and development work, all the time you learn something new (and sometimes crazy) - Contribution to OSS projects, your name in contributors list - Flexible working process - The structure is as flat as possible, relationships are informal and friendly. No problems at all to discuss with the CEO some recent Linux distros :)

Cons

- Controversial (for a lot of people including me it's an advantage). Company does not have a lot of people, so no micromanagement – it is fully on engineers shoulders. That means that for every particular team member there is more responsibility than in a big company. It also requires more soft skills for communication than average engineering position.

5.0
Feb 16, 2022
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Pros

The management and the working atmosphere are very pleasant. I can reach anyone in the company and talk peer-to-peer. I feel no pressure; I work hard because I like the projects and feel my impact on the company's success. My colleagues are smart and pleasant people. The work is 100% remote and the time schedule is flexible. I can combine work and travel with no issues. There are not many calls or other scheduled events, and I can always move the events. The company has given unlimited days off to everybody recently. So, the work-life balance is great. The salary is very competitive. It's higher than 99% of software engineering positions in Russia. The salary is raised regularly (about once a year). There are no annual bonuses, but I get stock options; according to the latest investment round, the share that I'll receive in few years is already worth ≈$1M. The company is young but already profitable and the ARR grows. I don't doubt that the company will keep growing. I personally like that the company has not many employees yet, so it's pretty cozy. The company is software-developer-focused in terms of marketing positioning and internal processes. I have and use opportunities to grow professionally and to practice English. I'm happy to work here and I don't seek for a new job.

Cons

The following aspect is subjective. For me it's a plus, but somebody don't like it. The company is small and young, so there is almost no bureaucracy, low-level planning, terms, etc. The employees are artists rather than craftsmen. It means that you have a direction of work and you need to be autonomous enough to make researches and decisions and to build projects from scratch by yourself. Even better if you are initiative and propose new ideas. The company requires every employee to receive a MacBook from the company for free and work only on the MacBook. Very soon the company will control the MacBooks using Jamf (remote wipe, reset and maybe more). This is done for security, I understand this decision; just keep in mind if you are concerned about the privacy. There are no clear career promotion paths or education programs, so you can grow only through self-education. But the company itself is a good point in a CV for employees from regions like South America and Russia.

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