TruStage Software Developer reviews

3.4

81% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)
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Terrance Williams

11% approve of CEO

13% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated TruStage with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. TruStage is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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15 reviews
5.0
Feb 15, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I work for the Digital Solutions portion of the company, which operates like a pseudo-startup funded by a large corporation instead of venture capital. Because we are attached to a corporation, there is some bureaucracy and red tape that can slow down the overall development process, but it strikes a good balance. Projects progress at a pace that feels fast enough to stay interesting but slowly enough to not feel hectic. Outside of the work itself, CMG offers excellent work life balance. People complete their tasks and when they're done for the day or on vacation or it's the weekend, they're truly offline. There is no cultural expectation to always be available or to prioritize work over your personal life. The benefits and compensation are competitive, though some portions feel a bit dated (8 years to earn an additional week of vacation, 5 year vesting schedule for the 401k match). Salary ranges are very transparent and there is a lot of room for growth both in technical skills and in your career path (e.g. moving from being an individual contributor developer to an engineering manager). My colleagues at the organization are some of the most talented and kindest people I've ever worked with, and the quality of the culture is not an accident. I have never felt more supported personally and professionally in my career as I have at CMG.

Cons

The aforementioned bureaucracy can be frustrating and the sheer size of the organization obfuscates the big picture goals to those not in middle or upper management. The Digital Solutions developer workforce is about 50% full-time employees and 50% contractors, and while there are several exceptional contractors and some underperforming FTEs, on average the contractors tend to be less skilled and less invested in the longevity of the product, which brings down the average quality. We have also re-orged multiple times in the last two years due to new acquisitions which contributes to a feeling of instability, but that feeling is balanced out by the absolutely bonkers (in a good way) financial performance of the company over the last few years. Lastly, while CMG has a great institutional and cultural commitment to DEI, the engineering roles at the company are 90% occupied by white men. I have never personally observed any sexism or racism here, but in terms of the actual demographics of our workforce there is a lot of room for improvement.

3.0
Oct 14, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

CUNA Mutual is a large and financially secure company. They claim to be forward thinking, and do occasionally implement some modern ideas. So far during the Covid-19 pandemic, they have done a respectable job keeping their employees safe and being understanding of life-in-a-pandemic style work arrangements. Outside of the pandemic, they have a generally comfortable to work on campus for their staff.

Cons

The company will not pay anywhere near what employees are worth. Many employees are long-lived and stay only because of grandfathered in benefits. The company is struggling to hire because they will not offer anywhere close to what employees are worth (and they are aware of it). The company is not nearly as forward-thinking or agile as they claim. It takes outrageously long to implement new technologies or processes to help the company. While there is a union at this company, the company has been doing everything in their power to decrease the union size and strip non-granfathered benefits. You will be working, probably mostly, with a lot of contractors with many of them being constantly rotating selection people located in India.

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