Great at First, IdentityNow is Particularly Terrible
Pros
Honestly, I enjoyed 2 of the 3 years I spent at SailPoint. The 3rd year everything began to change. My product was constantly hit with severity 1 grade issues at all times of the day. Technical leadership began having to work on the weekends. Very little effort was made to stabilize and scale the system, yet more and more customers were being signed.
Cons
Little career movement: - There simply just aren't opportunities to grow your career at this company. The senior developers have all been there since the beginning of the company or are best friends of the people who are at the top. You can make many lateral movements, but vertical movements were just non-existent. Technical Decisions: - Technical decisions on my product were made by a sole entity. As we all know, this is just not how things should work. Architects should have final say but the decisions should come from a group of developers to make the "best" decision for the product with the budget, time, and resources available. The technical decisions led us down paths that were questionable and full of technical debt. Final Straw: - Manager became a snake in the grass. She would say or do one thing and then slate us with tons of work. She never worked to help her employees and only work towards pleasing upper management. Honestly, I watched this manager throw people under the metaphorical bus so many times it became the norm. You always had to watch your back.
