Is Scale a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Scale have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 50 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Scale employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Scale now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Scale .

Does Scale pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Scale with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 50 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Scale.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Scale?

87% of Software Engineer employees at Scale would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 20% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Scale with a 2.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scale?

Software Engineer (62) , Quality Assurance (21) , Operations Associate (19) , Queue Manager (19) , Operations Specialist (15) , Remote AI Trainer (14) , Data Labeler (13) , AI Trainer (12) , Operations Program Manager (12) , Strategic Projects Lead (12) , Engagement Manager (11) , Operations (11) , Product Manager (11) , Recruiter (11) , AI Data Annotator (8)

What are the pros of working at Scale according to real employee reviews?

"good pay and sometimes you get bonuses" ((in 50 reviews)); "Smart people and tooling rapidly improving" ((in 49 reviews)); "Coworkers are smart and hard working." ((in 23 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and made working here worthwhile." ((in 21 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scale according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "long hours and burn out" ((in 16 reviews)); "Some Strategic Project Leads (especially those out of Mexico) are incompetent managers and set unrealistic expectations." ((in 15 reviews)); "No communication from higher ups, everything through a secondary company, let go with no notice, no moving up" ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management feels absent most of the time, and what interactions we do have impact poorly on workplace morale." ((in 9 reviews))

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3.7

87% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)

Alexandr Wang

89% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.2

Work/Life balance

Software Engineer employees have rated Scale with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Scale is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

May 17, 2024

Good place to grow for a short time period

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lot of things to do and learn - Lot of space to grow

Cons

- Management is horrible; bad culture and lot of managers don't know how to deal with people. - Overwork is everywhere; tired people is a constant. - Lots of rotation. - Depending on the assigned project, it's common to face unrealistic deadlines that drive people to crazy amounts of overwork.

3.0

Apr 21, 2024

Unorganized/Bad WLB

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work can be really impactful. Coworkers are smart and hard working.

Cons

Lots of work and bad wlb. Retention has been always a problem and never get fixed.

4.0

Mar 3, 2024

Super growth + opportunities to grow alongside, at the cost of long hours.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very smart and motivated people - High bar and ambition - You make an impact very quickly - Things not being fleshed out = opportunities to improve - Comp is great for a startup (assuming equity pays off)

Cons

- Tooling and infra not well developed - manual processes or weird glitches are not unusual - Thrash when re-prioritizing new projects or features - Spikes of long hours (~12 hr days) during emergencies or crucial periods

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