ecobee Software Developer reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)
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Greg Fyke

58% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated ecobee with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. ecobee is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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24 reviews
3.0
Feb 1, 2021
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Pros

The office is modern and spacious

Cons

Management is not in line with the quality of development

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ecobee Response
5y
Hello! Thank you for your feedback. We encourage you to reach out to us at people.operations@ecobee.com and provide some more detail to help us better understand your perspective. Our team is dedicated to continually improving and so, we look forward to hearing more from you!
2.0
Dec 25, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- Most coworkers and ICs are friendly and willing to help. - Most coworkers are motivated; yet in the past several months, many of them have already left the company for better employment elsewhere

Cons

Ecobee is a management-heavy company that's penny-wise but pound foolish. There are quite a few managers who "manage" only 2-3 reports. On average, ICs are seen as disposable; I cannot recommend joining ecobee as a software developer. - Plenty of hypocrisy and false promises from management. I used to keep a list of hypocritical actions but stopped because there were too many examples. Similar to past reviews, ecobee has its fair share of unqualified managers who drive away good talent - Petty fiefdoms, especially among PM/TPMs, that trickle its way to software developers. If your team is caught in the crossfire, brace for excessive office politics - Before the past two restructurings, there used to be a collaborative atmosphere. Nowadays, the atmosphere is more tense; in fact, some teams have an everyone-for-themselves atmosphere. We talk the talk but don't walk the walk - Compensation could include annual bonus and RRSP

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ecobee Response
5y
Hi! Employee engagement is important to us so, we thank you for sharing your feedback. We're disappointed to hear that your experience at ecobee is not going as expected. To understand how we can make your experience better, we encourage you to have a more detailed and candid conversation with your HRBP so that we can help address your concerns more specifically. Once again, we appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts. We also thank you for being a part of ecobee’s growth story for the past 3+ years and hope to continue building and growing ecobee together!
5.0
Dec 8, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-challenging work, working with really smart and nice people -innovating in the smart home space -working and contributing to a product that makes a difference -learning culture - $1500/year towards learning and development, hackathons, lightning talks, leadership training, mentorship programs etc. -lots of communication through company wide monthly meetings -they've done a great job transitioning to remote first with covid and have been really empathetic to employees throughout this year. Of course there have been some hiccups, but overall it's been an easy transition with lots of support

Cons

-the benefits plan could be a bit more competitive, with more vacation or an rrsp/pension plan -company is growing, so there is sometimes miscommunication or lack of process with certain things -there should be more women or racialized groups in management/VP positions

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ecobee Response
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Hello! It is great to hear that you are enjoying your time at ecobee. Our team is dedicated to continually improving and creating a great place to work for all of our employees, so we thank you for your feedback!
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