BrainGu was better when it was a startup - Mid-level Software Engineer BrainGu Employee Review

4.0
Jan 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- 100% remote - Work with cutting-edge technology - Collaborate with smart and cool people - 10k budget for education - Serve the country through tech - Ability to wear many hats (pro or con)

Cons

- Lack of diversity. The CEO stated in the first Gu-con "BrainGu won't be hiring for diversity just for the sake of diversity" -- which is fine, but hearing it out loud made me feel uncomfortable as a poc. - Too much restructuring - No growth plan -- you won't get a raise unless you keep bothering them about it - Middle management that has no interest in listening to concerns from engineers - Lack of communication from middle/upper management

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5.0
Aug 21, 2023
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Pros

Flexibility, Virtual atmosphere, Teamwork are all superb

Cons

Tasks can be a little boring but still very important.

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2.0
Jan 12, 2026
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Pros

Some room for growth, if you have the right manager, as well as the opportunity to solve some very interesting problems and work with some very smart people.

Cons

Communication is terrible. There was some effort by leadership to improve this but it still needs quite a bit of work. Also, the company is terrible with money. If they had been better at managing their finances then they wouldn't have had to lay off so many people right before the holidays.

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