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      Senior Software Engineer - Senior Software Engineer Health Catalyst Employee Review

      5.0
      Sep 20, 2016
      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Amazing work life balance, good feedback from managers, great benefits. I feel valued as an employee and am doing a valuable job. Room for growth in startup

      Cons

      Many small isolated teams and low cohesion between them. The company is still a startup and is going through many growing pains. Many talented and driven people work at Health Catalyst but projects are slow due to lack of experience in new areas

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      Health Catalyst Response
      9y
      Thanks for the review! Agree that we are going through these challenges as a company. In fact, I was in one of our small-group lunches just this week with several team members, and your point about isolation and low cohesion was raised and discussed. Here are just a few thoughts that came from that discussion regarding things we are working on to combat/mitigate this. One is a notion that we "cross-invite" certain members of one team to join the regular team meetings of another related, but separate team, for a period of time, allowing greater interaction. This is an idea we are early in exploring (as of yesterday! :) The second discussion was around the Open Space initiative that is going on here at Health Catalyst right now. If you have not had a chance to attend, or have not yet been invited, talk to someone on the platform team, where this initiative started, and they can get you into it. Anyone at Health Catalyst is invited, all are encouraged to attend. As a Senior Software Engineer, you may already be all over this, but thought this was a good forum to plug Open Space, as I think it is awesome! In fact, I am five minutes late for opening circle! Heading there now! Thanks again for the review!

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      Oct 9, 2025
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      Pros

      Before 2025, the company's benefits and leadership were excellent.

      Cons

      As of 2025, all benefits have been suspended until the end of the year.

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      Health Catalyst Response
      7mo
      Thank you for sharing your perspective. We appreciate your recognition of the strengths the company had before this year and the dedication of team members during challenging times. As we shape our 2026 strategy, we’re carefully evaluating how we allocate resources to ensure organizational success, identifying where to invest and how to utilize those resources most effectively, all guided by a clear and focused plan. Your feedback is helpful, and we will continue to communicate updates as progress is made. -Ben Albert
      3.0
      May 5, 2026
      Senior operations and support engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great Talent & Culture: The people here are highly capable, collaborative, and committed to helping each other succeed. The partnership between onshore and offshore teams works well and is a real strength. There’s a culture of grit and stability that has helped the company navigate multiple major transitions over the years. Mission-Critical Engineering: The work involves complex data infrastructure that requires deep technical expertise. It can be demanding, but seeing these systems run successfully and support real-world operations is consistently rewarding.

      Cons

      Wage Compression and Retention Risk: Compensation for tenured and high-performing staff has not kept pace with the market for specialized data engineering and support leadership. In practice, tenure can feel undervalued or even penalized. This creates risk around losing institutional knowledge and operational continuity. Stagnant Career Progression: Contrary to stated expectations, strong performance ratings do not consistently translate into meaningful, market-aligned compensation growth. The process of how compensation is benchmarked lacks clarity in practice, obscuring how compensation decisions are made and what is required to advance.

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