Great growth opportunity - Software Engineer Alpaca Employee Review

5.0
Jan 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- ownership over large projects - work with talented engineers - always interesting projects to work on - flat organizational structure - many opportunities to prove yourself - compensation is very competative, more than happy to give you a raise if you put in the work - meritocracy

Cons

- high dev velocity can be stressful and make it difficult to maintain projects - always feels like there could be more engineers

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5.0
Nov 26, 2025
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Pros

A culture like this means people learn fast, fix weaknesses quickly, and do not cling to ego or past decisions. Speed matters because slow teams lose opportunities and waste resources. Quality matters because sloppy output multiplies long term cost. Output driven means ideas and talk mean nothing unless they convert into real value. Growth mindset ties all of this together because without it people resist feedback, avoid discomfort, and drag down the team.

Cons

Growth mindset demands constant self scrutiny.

3.0
Jun 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart people, interesting product, ambitious goals

Cons

Disorganized, unclear process, hard to set long term goals

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