Philo Software Engineer reviews

4.4

100% would recommend to a friend

(7 total reviews)
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Andrew McCollum

100% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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7 reviews
3.0
Nov 14, 2019
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Pros

Relatively laid-back atmosphere, competent and friendly people. Half of the code was very well-written and organized. Recruiting process is pretty solid, although it does seem that sometimes engineering candidates were put on hold if someone better was in the pipeline. Other teams like support are really on the ball.

Cons

The biggest con was that about half of the tech stack was written in a way that was not easily maintainable, testable or scalable, to the point where even minor updates were frustrating. Some major stakeholders were opposed to change and were often not present at the office or not responsive. Technical leadership was somewhat lacking.

5.0
Sep 6, 2019
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Pros

Philo is an awesome company to work at, as an engineer I have the freedom to work on problems that I find interesting while contributing to a product that I believe in and use on a regular basis. The team is incredible, each person brings their own unique abilities as well everyone is extremely helpful, encouraging and everyone values each others ideas. Overall atmosphere is a pleasure to work in as well as the punny jokes don't hurt either. Each and every person is extremely dedicated and passionate about their work and it shows in the company values and in the product itself. The work life balance is great and extremely flexible, which I truly enjoy. Also there is a good amount of company fun activities that help foster an atmosphere where I love coming into work each day.

Cons

Not that I can think of, except maybe 401K matching would be nice, but it is not unusual that startups of this size do not have matching.

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