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4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)
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Tim Janssen

55% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Sofar Ocean Technologies has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sofar Ocean Technologies 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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30 reviews
5.0
Sep 21, 2021

On our way to making waves in the climate industry

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mission-driven company, coworkers who care deeply about the cause AND each other, a lot of opportunity for growth, good balance of M to F ratio

Cons

In the Bambi learning how to walk stage (not necessarily a con, just not smooth operations yet which is understandable), office location (a lot of construction in the area)

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Sofar Ocean Technologies Response
4y
Wow, what an appropriate review title! We really appreciate you noticing the diversity among our employees and care that everyone has for each other. Luckily the construction is a thing of the past as our new location on Pier 28 gets to enjoy porpoises and boats cruising by. We hope you are enjoying the new office space!
4.0
May 7, 2021

Push It To the Limit

Associate
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity for growth and recognition. Fast pace and challenging environment.

Cons

Not enough hours in the day for all the new projects.

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Sofar Ocean Technologies Response
4y
There is definitely a lot to do and not enough time to do it all. Unfortunately climate change has been in motion since we began pumping carbon into the atmosphere so we'll have our work cut out for us. It's inspiring to see a review from someone who has been with the company for a while now and still feels so passionate about the work.
5.0
Mar 8, 2021

A growing startup with a strong mission and interesting engineering problems

Engineering manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong ocean-first mission, interesting engineering challenges on all parts of the stack (hardware, data engineering, optimization algorithms, modern UI/UX on the frontend, etc), great people on the team, no bureaucracy or politics to get in your way, and really cool product challenges (helping sea captains sail safely across the world's oceans while burning less fuel and producing fewer emissions? where else do you get to do that?)

Cons

It's still a small startup, so some of the "big company" perks and features aren't in place yet. If you aren't comfortable being scrappy and wearing many hats or you need a ton of structure and process to thrive, this might not be the right place for you.

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Sofar Ocean Technologies Response
4y
It means a lot that after 2 years you are still so excited about the company and mission! We are definitely working towards more perks and hopefully the free lunches, snack shelves, and office space right on the water help. As for the bureaucracy, there's definitely not much room nor time for that. Climate change is an evolving challenge and we want to be nimble to address each change along the way. Glad you like that!
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