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Smartfrog&Canary reviews

4.5

89% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)

Charles Fraenkl

94% approve of CEO

88% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.6

Culture & values

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.6

Senior management

4.6

Career opportunities

4.5

Compensation and benefits

Smartfrog&Canary has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 86 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Smartfrog&Canary employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

86 reviews
4.0
Jun 21, 2016

Part-Time

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great culture, people are passionate and helpful.

Cons

Having passion and ideas for your company are great, but there should be more direction and guidance to make sure it's being directed to the right places.

5.0
Mar 9, 2016

Great team, great perks

Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

Everyone is very smart and seems to be good at what they do, friendly atmosphere, casual environment, great perks (free food, unlimited vacation, generous work-from-home policy).

Cons

The hours can be long, but that's just the nature of working at a startup.

4.0
Mar 5, 2016

Exciting Work with Brilliant People

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Canary software team is filled with very smart people, most of whom are more than willing to share their knowledge and experience. I've learned so much about so many areas of software by virtue of working with such a diverse and knowledgeable team. Given the nature of the product (IoT, distributed systems), the work is always interesting, and I've seen some of our most junior team members rise to leadership positions or spearhead mission critical projects. Management and senior team members are usually open and eager to hear ideas for solving the problem at hand from all of the team members.The opportunities for growth are unbeatable. This is not your typical web dev job. The fairly permissive remote work policy, catered lunches, occasional chair massages, snacks and alcohol, and team parties are definitely nice perks.

Cons

The company has an unlimited vacation policy and management is generally permissive in this regard, but I see unhealthy work/life habits from some individuals or even entire teams that contribute to somewhat of a culture of overwork. If you set boundaries from the outset and add value, people will respect that, but it's easy to get sucked into working 50+ hour weeks and taking a paltry amount of time off every year. Management should be more proactive in enforcing healthy work/life balance for team members. I've seen habits of overwork at this company lead to negativity, burnout, and clouded judgment that has affected the entire team. Luckily, there are also lots of team members who are more enlightened and encouraging about maintaining a healthy work/life balance and working efficiently rather than logging hours.

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