A culture of “toxic positivity” - Software Engineer Boulevard Employee Review

- Transparent leadership and strong communication - Meaningful opportunities for growth and development - Collaborative, supportive teammates - Product and mission you can genuinely feel proud of - Ability to make an impact and have your voice heard I've been at Boulevard for five years. In that time, I've had the opportunity to grow professionally in ways I couldn't have imagined, take on new challenges, and contribute meaningfully to the company's success. One of the things I've appreciated most is the level of transparency from leadership. As the company has grown and evolved, leaders have consistently shared context around decisions, company performance, and priorities. It creates a sense of trust and helps everyone understand how their work connects to the bigger picture. The people are another reason I've stayed. I've been fortunate to work alongside incredibly talented teammates who genuinely support one another. There is a strong culture of collaboration, and I've found that people here want to help each other succeed rather than compete with one another. I'm also proud of what we build. Boulevard serves businesses that help people feel their best every day, and it's rewarding to work on a product that makes a real difference for our customers. Hearing customer stories and seeing the impact of our platform reinforces that we're solving meaningful problems. This is a place where you can have an impact. If you're willing to work hard, bring ideas forward, and take ownership, your voice is heard. I've had opportunities to influence decisions, improve processes, and help shape outcomes well beyond what I expected from my role. Like any growing company, things move quickly, and priorities can shift, but for me, that's also been one of the biggest opportunities for growth. I've learned more here than anywhere else in my career, and I'm grateful for the trust, support, and experiences I've had along the way.

- As with any high-growth company, priorities can evolve quickly, so adaptability is important.

Co-workers are genuinely smart and kind people. The product presents interesting challenges and the company has continued to grow fast. Benefits and pay are top tier.

Leadership has completely lost touch with reality, particularly when it comes to AI and what it can realistically achieve within sane timelines. There’s a constant push to “do more with AI” without any grounding in actual engineering effort, tradeoffs, or limitations. Deadlines are set arbitrarily and treated as if we’re delivering life-or-death systems, when in reality slipping a few weeks would have little to no real-world impact. Burnout is widespread across engineering. If you ask any IC how they’re doing, the answer is almost always the same: exhausted and overwhelmed. Instead of addressing this, management deflects responsibility and blames engineers for “not managing their time better,” which is both dismissive and inaccurate given the workload and expectations. There’s also a severe lack of trust. Product direction is bottlenecked by the CEO and VP-level leadership, who insist on approving nearly every feature. This creates unnecessary delays, undermines product managers and engineers, and signals a fundamental lack of confidence in the people hired to do the job. On top of that, a significant portion of the engineering team has been outsourced in the past couple of years. This has introduced major consistency and quality issues, along with a noticeable decline in ownership and long-term investment in the product.