Great Experience - Senior Engineer DOWL Employee Review

5.0
Oct 10, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good clients, technology and projects

Cons

Minimum hour requirement made it difficult to take vacation

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DOWL Response
1y
I’m glad to see you like it in our Bellevue (used to be Redmond) office. It’s a thriving office with exciting projects and excellent staff and leadership! Regarding required hours goals, our requirements are different depending on the role of the employee. As you know, there are higher hour goal requirement for senior staff, but we think our system offers maximum flexibility. As a former PM who worked on multiple projects at a time, sometimes I had heavy work week/months when client deadlines converged. Our leave system allowed me to credit those hours toward time away from the office to rest and recharge. Or, if I knew I had some deadlines coming up, I could time some time off before a potential crunch time. I love this system because it provides ultimate flexibility.

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5.0
Dec 5, 2025
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Pros

The company attracts highly talented and knowledgeable engineers and project managers. The peer mentorship is invaluable. The benefits package is competitive, particularly the 401(k) match and health insurance options. There's a lot of flexibility in working arrangements and hours, which is helpful for personal scheduling. Clear opportunities for career growth and advancement if you demonstrate initiative.

Cons

The company could benefit from more standardized knowledge-sharing protocols between different departments and geographic locations.

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DOWL Response
5mo
I’m so glad to hear you are using some of DOWL’s programs to your advantage and your career is being supported by some of our great people. You’ll be happy to know that we plan to expand on our supervisor/leadership and project manager training in the coming year! We try and keep the whole company apprised of high-level goings on through intranet posts and all-staff meetings, among other things. Our market sectors get a lot of autonomy, which is important for those groups to be able to run their corners of the business, but can sometimes lead to gaps in communication. Be sure to talk with your supervisor or office manager if there are specific things you wish were better communicated between departments or geographies. These dots can sometimes be connected by regular office or market sector meetings where the larger group can discuss what they’re up to.
2.0
May 27, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Met some great people that I am still in contact with - Learned new skills

Cons

- Bad management. When I told my supervisor that I was burnt out, I was told to "Smile through it" and "Be happy that I'm not working 60 hours a week like other departments. - No room to grow at all unless you are an engineer.

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DOWL Response
6d
I agree – we have great people at DOWL! As with most consultancies, our project workload does occasionally necessitate putting in additional hours so we can meet our clients’ needs. I’m sorry you feel your manager did not work with you to take advantage of some our flexible work options or coordinate workshare. The facts do not support your claim that you cannot grow unless you are an engineer. We have many people in leadership roles who do not have PEs, including Practice Area Leaders, Board Members, and most of our C-suite staff.
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