Diverse, fast-moving workplace - Operations Brainbase Employee Review

There are ample opportunities to bring about impactful changes with noticeable results. Autonomy is heavily favored over micromanagement. OKRs are transparent for all areas of the company, and it's clear how those relate to company goals. People are friendly and professional. When problems come up, the focus is finding solutions and moving forward. Expectations are very high and that reflected in the caliber of the team. "Coasters" would have a hard time succeeding here.

Growth startups aren't always a great fit for people that prefer to work in large enterprises or with lots of processes, documentation, and bureaucracy. That's not to say processes & documentation don't exist here — it's just not to the degree that one might find in an enterprise setting. There were some periods where late nights weren't uncommon. But, this has largely been addressed in various ways since then.

remote work, autonomous, a lot of flexibility to how you manage your work

Engineering is based in Estonia and business decisions are made in LA. We have huge friction across orgs... what sales teams are selling <-> cs teams are promising <-> product & design team are mocking up <-> and what engineers are coding .... Nobody wants to admit they don't know how to manage a sinking ship. Many good people have been let go and I am seeing more exodus...