Late stage of "barbarians to bureaucrats" cycle - Principal Software Engineer HERE Technologies Employee Review

1.0
Apr 5, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent pay and benefits. Interesting work and problems to solve. Great work/life balance.

Cons

The company has been trying for years to bring in quality management. No luck so far. On the bright side, the company is extremely top-heavy. Mind-boggling number of executives, brought in by the new CEO, coming and going at dizzying speeds, running the company into the ground. Directors and Senior Directors with 1-2 people "organizations." Managers and Senior Managers with no direct reports. Rampant imposture. New Chief Innovation Officer is the former Chief HR Officer. New Chief Data Officer is the former SVP of Strategy and IP Licensing (!?). Resources wasted on fantasy HR projects and university collaborations.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, work-life balance, interesting work.

Cons

Little direction, every year there is a layoff.

5.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Leadership is very understanding and are clear SME’s that know what their doing. There’s a learning curve that’s complex, but compensation and experience is worth the training.

Cons

Internal operations could be better, but that’s expected with any growing company.

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