5.0
May 21, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
It was a great time!
Cons
I don’t have anything bad to say.
Pyka reviews
4.8
92% would recommend to a friend
92% positive business outlook
Pyka has an employee rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Pyka employee rating is 25% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).
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24 reviews
5.0
Dec 23, 2022
Recommend
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Pros
-Small company with big goals, so there are opportunities for significant responsibility and growth in every department. -Leadership genuinely cares about there employees and their thoughts/opinions. Issues with workload, inter-team dynamics, and even company direction addressed in serious and timely ways. -Personal time is actually respected. Performance is very much measured by results and not how many hours a week the "bubble" is green. -The company is almost entirely comprised of very talented, sharp, and pleasant people. Getting help from another team is a joy and never a pain. -Mistakes made by leadership are always addressed and transparently discussed. There isn't a sense that some people (or their egos) are "untouchable." This mentality is echoed through most of the company...when errors happen there is very little focus on blame, but instead on how to correct the problem and make sure it doesn't happen again. -Employees that are underperforming and not making an effort to improve are let go.
Cons
-The other edge of the young company double edge sword...priorities can quickly shift to meet the needs or requests of a customer/investor/whatever. Most seasoned employees have several high priority projects that move from front to back burner and vice versa several times over a year to meet the goals of the company. -Most current employees don't have significant bandwidth for 1-1 training so new hires need to have some self directed learning abilities. -Most people are expected to wear a few hats. In some ways this is nice since it introduces variety into the work week, but can be stressful and frustrating to take on tasks outside of your skillset and/or job description. -Yearly and quarterly goals are often overly optimistic. -Comp isn't at "big tech" levels, but I think that is expected for a company this size.
5.0
Aug 22, 2022
Awesome company with great people and a great culture
Current employee, less than 1 year
Oakland, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
The company is doing really cool and actually useful work that is beneficial to the world Great company culture Healthy work-life balance People are kind, helpful, driven, and talented Leadership and management cares about the employees and their happiness at work Pyka band on Fridays!
Cons
Honestly, I've been really enjoying my time here so far, and don't have cons that come to mind. It's still a start-up, so processes, organization, policies, etc are still somewhat in flux and being developed. It doesn't really feel like a con to me, as I think it's an exciting stage to be a part of, but it could be a con for some.
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