Tries to maintain a culture that hurts its place as a consultancy - Software Engineer KEYSYS Employee Review

2.0
Aug 26, 2021
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Pros

Keysys has a solid cultural base for helping junior engineers develop their skills. Senior Leadership is friendly and approachable. You have some flexibility about responsibilities. So you can grow into the role you want to.

Cons

The senior technical leadership has a culture that runs opposite to sales and HR. Technical leadership has a tendency to put engineers into very difficult situations by over promising to clients, resulting in many poor outcomes. This destroys moral for team members under their management. Because no amount of effort can lead to success, instead you are motivated by trying to lessen the impact of failure. Benefits were comparable to market for me, but I heard at least 3 accounts of engineers making a full third lower than the market rate given their experience. Keysys also has a problem surrounding its culture being counter productive for its chosen industry. Instead of the typical "Up or out" philosophy of many consultancies, Keysys has a more traditional southeastern engineering culture. Entrenched pillars of knowledge dominate the projects and their interactions with clients. Which leads to long tenures for some employees, but most employees who leave exit ungraciously after being burned by a lack of tribal knowledge. This leads to an opposite effect of most consultancies, where the employees will actively blockade more work from heading to the organization.

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5.0
Aug 21, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

*They foster a culture of genuine care for both coworkers and clients *They focus on creating a culture where people truly enjoy their work and who they work with *Opportunity to work alongside an exceptionally talented team of software engineers and DevOps professionals *Engage in a collaborative atmosphere that tackles challenging projects *You will gain exposure to a wide variety of technologies and diverse projects, ensuring continuous learning opportunities *Excellent benefits - pay 100% health/dental coverage for all families

Cons

*The work is challenging and not suited for everyone *Regular context switching is required due to the consulting nature of the business *Tight deadlines can occasionally add pressure on the development team

4.0
Jan 29, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Opportunity. If you don't love what you're doing, they support growth and try to accommodate good employees to find something you would like doing more. Great PTO and benefits, the company is growing, and coworkers are great to work with - with the exception of a few who are stuck in their ways. CEO is very open to having anyone come talk with him. They like for employees to share how they feel (and listen to it - but it can take some time for anything to happen). They really care about you as a person.

Cons

There is limited flexibility - sometimes can feel like they don't trust employees to get it done. Which can come across as micromanaging depending on your role. Big (awesome) changes are happening but it can often feel like management doesn't have a plan for it. Sometimes meetings can be a waste of time - decisions bottlenecking on one or two people, both tech leads and C Suite.

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