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      Venmo

      Part of PayPal

      Engaged Employer

      Venmo reviews

      3.6

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (157 total reviews)

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Venmo has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Venmo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      157 reviews
      4.0
      Jan 30, 2015

      Awesome culture, exciting work, lots of potential.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Venmo is a great place. Our office is shiny and new and we get free lunch everyday. I hear we're also looking into getting a yoga studio. We have free food all day, breakfast and lunch and snacks are in constant supply, and every Thursday is cocktail night. Every other Friday we have an open dev day where we can work on anything we want. As engineers, we have retrospectives every month where we discuss things that we like and don't like, and what we say is always taken into account. Because we're still pretty small (honestly, the PayPal buy didn't really affect us much), it's easy for an individual to take an initiative on something and really make an impact with the company.

      Cons

      All the food is REALLY healthy. I know that's definitely a first-world problem. But sometimes you just want a chocolate or something. Because we're small and we're growing SO much, everyone always has a lot to do. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but sometimes it can be a little hectic. There's not too many mentorship opportunities, but I think that's again from lack of people.

      5.0
      Jan 29, 2015

      Really fun culture. Payments is an awesome and exciting space to be in.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Let's get free food out of the way first, cause that always makes people happy.. Catered lunch every day that's actually really really good. A mix of catered breakfast, yogurt/granola/fruit/oatmeal, or bagels for breakfast depending on the day. Microkitchen (well really just one big kitchen) of various snacks and beverages. I'm definitely fed well :) Culturally, leadership really cares about everyone who works at Venmo. Your thoughts and opinions always matter and will be taken into account in the decision making process. Whether its big or small, brought up in a 1-1 or a company wide team meeting, they'll listen. Venmo is still small enough where each individual person can still make a large impact by themselves and drive the ideas they want to drive.

      Cons

      * There are growing pains due to the exponential growth of both scaling Venmo as an app and with head count. * Food tends to be on the healthy side. Sometimes I just really want a Coke. Or ice cream.

      5.0
      Feb 1, 2014

      I loved working here more than anywhere else.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      • Everyone is valued, no matter which team you're on. • Founders are well-grounded and take the time to listen to you • Vibrant, youthful team overflowing with talent (yet still humble and always looking to learn) • Workers are largely self-directed (yet still accountable to peers) • Flat hierarchy and complete transparency across the company. • Can choose SF & NY; can transfer freely • Depending on your team's situation, you may have good travel opportunities (SF<-->NY and recruiting ops) • Catered breakfast and lunch You'll work on something that matters. The college-aged crowd LOVES the product. You'll work with the nicest and most supportive people you'll ever meet.

      Cons

      • There's some technical debt that could use refactoring. • Writing good tests is hard. Some teams may want you to write tests for the sake of having tests. Would have liked more direction on how to test code effectively. • "Bugs" come at a much higher price than they would at a social network company, so be cautious that you're dealing with money. • Paypal is a large bureaucracy with so-so public reputation. Usually they stay out of the way, but they can be annoying to deal with.

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