Smoothstack reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(79 total reviews)

John Akkara

70% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Smoothstack has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smoothstack employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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79 reviews
5.0
Oct 29, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to learn how to code on some of the most in demand technology stacks while in a real time project environment. All the buzz words you hear about in job ads but you have limited or no idea as to what they are coming out of with a college degree come to life like - AI, Machine Learning, Dev OPS, Hybrid Cloud etc come to life. Its absolutely amazing looking back on all that I learnt in such a short amount of time in comparison to 4 years in college. If you get selected for the corporate partnership programs then you will actually have the chance to interact and showcase your code as you move within the program with your prospective employers. For the first time, I felt that companies were vying for me to join their company than the other way around.

Cons

Let no one fool you into believing that this is a cake walk. The program is very selective and demanding and you will have to work your behind off.

5.0
Oct 28, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Got me a gig at Paypal in the JavaScript team after their immersive training program at no cost. I had heard about other programs similar to Smoothstack but they all charge you money to train. Here not only did I get free training but I got the mentoring that I never got in college to not only improve my coding skills but also get real time project exposure which helped me nail a job at a Fortune 100 firm via their corporate partnerships.

Cons

As word is spreading about Smoothstack it’s getting more and more competitive to get invited into their program.

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Smoothstack Response
5y
Thank you for the review. Yes, Smoothstack is competitive- but we encourage all to apply. We are expanding our job roles and are looking for diverse talent.
5.0
Oct 4, 2018

Great way to start

Recommend
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Pros

Finding something relevant in this field of study can quite get to you especially if you’re a fresh grad. Unlike most professions, I realized that experience at many levels takes precedence over actual knowledge. I could be wrong but that’s the general idea I was beginning to get. The training here is really worth the time to be honest, besides, getting paid while training to develop my skills and enhance my visibility in the market felt like a no brainer. Quite good so far, great team, people really seem to take interest in one’s general performance.

Cons

none so far hopefully would remain that way

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Smoothstack Response
5y
Thank you for the review.
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