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      Silicon Valley Bank

      Acquired by First Citizens Bank

      Engaged Employer

      Silicon Valley Bank reviews

      4.0

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (1,428 total reviews)
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      Marc Cadieux

      81% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

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      Silicon Valley Bank has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Silicon Valley Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Apr 2, 2024

      Keeping it moving forward

      Recruiter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation and team chemistry. Good reputation prior to company collapse in 2023

      Cons

      First Citizens Bank (via Acquisition) has a very different approach to attracting and retaining talent. Salaries and bonuses seem significantly lower with new organization. Many employees not granted raises for 2024, but expected to work harder and more hours.

      1.0
      Oct 12, 2023

      Great, as long as you don't work in FX (Foreign Exchange)

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There is always something to do or learn. The people overall on the teams are amazing (except management, see cons for details). The work is interesting and challenging and there is a lot of room for you to make a difference.

      Cons

      Recent attrition has led to a management shake up. The Director put in charge of FX, Manu Thankappan, is the most obnoxious, overbearing, and insulting "leader" I have ever worked for in my life. He is a director, that has 2 managers reporting to him, but he is in ever standup, ever planning session, and wants a status update directly to him. He is assigning work in planning sessions. He has suspended of sprint retros so people can't voice their concerns. He talks down to QA in general as if they have no value. The amount of micromanaging he does is something I have never seen in my 2+ decades working on software development teams.

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