Do not be bamboozled by "AI"... - Software Engineer Foundry.ai Employee Review

2.0
Mar 16, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Comments are Curia-specific (except for comp, culture, leadership) * Nice and knowledgeable coworkers * Modern stack * High ownership * One founder who is non-technical but seems to genuinely care about feedback.

Cons

* Other negative reviews still mostly true. * One founder/CEO who is technical but is inaccessible and seems to have little interest in feedback. * High attrition. * Low compensation. * Lack of visibility into execs. * Weak culture. * Strong consultant influence. As title suggests, do not get roped in by AI buzzword. Do due diligence on founders, company numbers, employees, etc. To some extent cons (and pros) are inherit to early stage startups. Still, there are better options, especially for new grads.

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5.0
Mar 11, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

good team environment, interesting problems, rewarding work, opportunity to grow

Cons

No huge cons right now

5.0
Jun 26, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you learn by getting your hands dirty, this is an ideal place to learn everything in the tech stack and how huge companies think about making decisions with data. Strong startup culture allowing for early ownership of work and making changes to how the company operates No-one is a cog in the number-generating machine. People in Data and Software roles are also heavily involved in designing the work they do Great for senior technical staff who want more ownership and to engage in continual development unhindered by the slow response time of an enterprise company. Great place for generalists who could solve operational problems, write code, or do deep research. Lots of funding and diverse stock options make this a low-risk high-reward startup. People get to work on portfolio companies as suits their skills and interests A lot of time with the company founders allows staff to learn a lot about how 30+ year tech & C-suite veterans operate.

Cons

We are very focused on the best next-step in each AI system, and getting better results every week. While this is good (and a breath of fresh air for anyone who has watched a larger company stagnate), there is room for us to get more benefit from long-term research tasks or formalising our internal knowledge to help new hires learn faster. The most senior technical staff are stretched thin. They do great work and are supportive of their teams, but they each have FAR more than a full-time roles' worth of responsibility.

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