Great place to work if you were one of the first 100 employees - Anonymous employee Jama Software Employee Review

4.0
Aug 26, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Great work/life balance for nearly all employees (I know some work 70 hrs a week, but that is an exception) -Good benefits: wellness benefits, best health insurance I've ever had, decent amount of PTO -For the most part, they hire really really smart people -Founder is no longer the CEO, but he still gives a damn -Fairly transparent when it comes to how much money the company has, how close we are to our targets, etc. -As a whole, people are friendly, fun, smart and want to see the company succeed. There are few bad apples here. Most are very very very good apples.

Cons

-I was one of the first 100 employees, and I think that made all the difference for me. I basically designed the job I wanted to have after working here for a year. Now the opportunities to grow internally are basically nil—most jobs that open are for senior candidates only. Which is a huge bummer, because we have so many bright, hungry employees here who would do wonders if given the chance. -The compensation is so out of whack. Now, this might be a tech industry thing, and not a Jama thing, but I'm compelled to call it out. I make much less than many people here, and not for a lack of proven results. I was not a seasoned industry vet when I accepted this offer, so I didn't realize how I was shooting myself in the foot for future raises by accepting what I did (both when I first started and when I accepted the minimal raise when I got promoted). -We could do a much better job of trying to hire minorities (both gender and racial minorities). The trainings for things like Unconscious Biases are volunteer-only, so the people who could really use them, don't attend.

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Jama Software Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for sharing both your list of pros, cons, and advice. It’s great to hear how strong your relationship is with your management and colleagues. You are correct that right now we are filling positions with more senior level candidates, whereas in the past we hired a wider range of experience levels. In the short term, we need some very specific skill-sets in targeted roles to achieve our growth goals and to best serve our customer base. Longer term, we will need a broader spectrum of skills and experience again. Start-ups are dynamic, especially when it comes to hiring so I hope you hang in with us for the long term. There hopefully will be many opportunities to continue crafting your role and building your expertise as we scale. It’s a bit difficult to comment on compensation because it’s such a personal thing, but what I can share with you is that we have a very intentionally crafted compensation strategy that benchmarks Jama with local and national companies in software and at our stage of growth. When you combine base salary, equity, and benefits our compensation has proven to be very attractive and market competitive. As far as diversity goes, our employee make-up generally matches that of the region but I agree with you that we can always do a better job of hiring more minorities and that is definitely a priority at Jama. We have hired several women in Engineering and diverse candidates in key roles but we can and want to do more. Thanks again for providing your candid feedback. Overall, I’d encourage you to work with your manager and the People team to make sure that your voice is heard and that we have a solid path forward for both you and the company.

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