Engine Yard Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Engine Yard as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Great environment; the company does a lot to ensure its employees are happy (lots of after hours events, etc).

Cons – Not much. Same as any mid-size company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Engine Yard as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Great team to work with. Engineyard allows me to work on opensource full time and it is rare I do internal tasks - kind of dream job.

Cons – Working from foreign country makes it a bit complicated, I need to account for vacations and sick days on my own. Rather low amount of communication, but as I'm doing work unrelated to the company it can be expected.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Engine Yard

Pros – Constant Personal Learning
Supporting the Latest Ruby Technologies
Using Amazon Web Services and supporting EC2
Dynamic culture due to the large global employment

Cons – Lack of direction
Tribal Knowledge was the primary form of knowledge
Not enough teamwork
General dissatisfaction between coworkers
Not enough communication

Advice to Senior Management – Be more open with your employee's and give them the ability to see what's going on, on a day to day basis. Hire more people to help share information and bridge the communication barrier between upper management and the rest of the company.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Engine Yard

Pros – Engine Yard is a great place to work. Very passionate employees. Excellent product. Focus on quality. Very innovative. Interesting group of people.

Cons – Like any venture-backed company, it's a lifestyle commitment to work at Engine Yard. It will be a time commitment and the work of each person matters. Slackers need not apply.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Engine Yard

Pros – Extremely intelligent and dedicated people work here developing cutting edge technology and providing superior customer service. There are not many places you find such talent.

Cons – Long hours but it's getting better. Working with cutting edge technology can be good and bad depending on your goals.

Advice to Senior Management – Remember the principles the company was built upon. Continue to hire managers based on those principles.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend