SingleStore reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(461 total reviews)
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Raj Verma

72% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

SingleStore has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 461 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SingleStore employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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461 reviews
5.0
Sep 13, 2016
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Pros

- As an intern, I got to write and design core parts of production code. - Genuinely flexible hours - Engineering team is a pleasure to be around and to work with. The work was really interesting. I lived with other interns this summer and there were plenty of times when we'd sit in the living room after work and gush about how cool the stuff we were working on was. In general, everyone was extremely helpful. You know how sometimes at internships, you get stuck on some thing and there's no one around to help and you just sort of sit helplessly for a hour or two until someone unblocks you? This almost never happened at MemSQL. Of course, that's not to say that I never got blocked; I got blocked a bunch. But I was encouraged to ask questions and everyone on my team was happy to help. As a result, I felt like I was at least making forward progress almost all the time. I really enjoyed my time at MemSQL and I'd encourage you to apply. :D

Cons

I will say none of the following things bothered me, but since Glassdoor has a 20 word minimum, here you go: - Catered food can be hit-or-miss. - Workplace can get a bit loud.

5.0
Jul 12, 2016
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Pros

After a couple of summer internships, I joined MemSQL two years ago to work full-time on the engineering team. -- Top quality engineering talent. Rub shoulders with ACM / IOI champions and database industry veterans. -- Strong focus on engineering excellence, QA, and extensive testing. Learn best industry practices. -- Challenging problems in a dynamic, no-bs fast-paced environment. If you want to get catapulted into the world of distributed systems, this is the place where no one will hold you back and you can really push your problem solving and learning abilities to the limit. -- Career growth opportunities. We promote from within and strongly encourage people who step up to take on leadership positions. That said, we are really big on... -- Meritocracy. Most startups say they have that, but here really nobody cares how you dress or when you come to work. If your code is rock solid, you can have as much flexibility as you like, and you can expect that promotion. -- Fortune 500 customers with deep pockets. This is not another "startup for startups" that will die in the next bust. -- Tremendous opportunity for further business growth. We have beaten some of the leading industry giants in head-to-head comparisons by orders of magnitude (which is why these big customers keep paying us). So far we have only scratched the surface and will surely achieve explosive growth in our customer base as we scale out our sales team. -- Standard startup perks like catered lunches & dinners, snacks, FSA, gym discounts, etc. -- Great office space & location.

Cons

While MemSQL has gone a long way since 2012, it is still a startup which comes with its own set of cons. In addition, some of the "pros" above may be "cons" for some people, e.g. -- If you prefer a cushy 9-to-5 job with low demands and lots of free time, you will likely find MemSQL a bit too demanding and fast-paced. It isn't rare to see people here late at night or on weekends, especially around deadlines. -- Even though we've grown about 10x since my first internship, some processes (e.g. new hire onboarding) still feel a bit chaotic. That said, this is a great opportunity for you to leave your mark and improve them. -- I've found that some of my friends find MemSQL to be a bit too money-focused and even mercenary, as opposed to companies like Facebook and Medium which are out there to "change the world" and "money will come later". While we have yet to come up with our own brand of corporate kool-aid, our product does make a real difference for the bottom line of our customers and they are paying good money for that. If you believe in free markets, this should mean a lot.

4.0
Jul 8, 2016
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Pros

I'm in a sales role and having joined late last year. Everyone is treated like how engineers are treated: if I need something for my desk, it's ordered. Catered lunches and dinners, and field trips to meet more of the people in other departments. We've been to Napa, white water rafting, and a fall company trip to Vegas. I love the office - it feels like what a startup should be - brick and timber, super comfortable. Everyone gets a Herman Miller Aeron chair - this comes from mgmt caring about the team being comfortable to do their jobs. A new VP of Sales joined and the level of energy has kicked up by an order of magnitude. Patrick is the man - proven leader everyone is excited to work for. The company just raised a mega big round and new people are joining every week. The culture values everyone - it's not just an engineering company, or just a sales culture. Everyone is really happy to be here and working together. I've been exceeding my numbers and enjoying the bigger payouts so far.

Cons

Not too many cons - it's clear the company is still maturing - new systems are being put in place, so I didn't get a lot of handholding. Had to talk to a lot of people to get situated. This looks to be changing with the new VP Sales coming aboard.

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