Lots of interesting work. Great people. Some management issues.
Pros
- If you are in one of the engineering teams you'll be working with really smart people. The hiring bar is quite high. Overall, the coworkers are great and like to have fun. - Interesting problems to work on. They will keep you motivated. - Generally, the technical leads will give you lot of freedom in your work and are very open to suggestions. - Quantcast is an ideal place for young straight out-of-school engineers. - Delicious catered food. Happy hour. Beer carts. - The company is growing and doing very well. - Konrad (CEO) is a smart guy and does great work.
Cons
- Management communication style is very closed. - Some teams have broad and undefined set of responsibilities. They lack focus. Makes working chaotic. - A few teams are over-worked and have high attrition rates. One of the ways management tries to solve this problem is by offering a monthly cash award which is rotated among members of all teams. It does very little to solve the underlying issues. - Considerable amont of technical debt. Management needs to address this concern. - Management does not do enough to gain feedback from employees. Non existent 1:1 meetings with managers. Not enough importance is given to career development. - Compensation is lower than market standards. Promotions are hard to come by. Quantcast has a very good referral policy rewarding successful referrals with multiple thousand dollars. But management does not feel it is necessary to offer promotions with similar rewards.
