The people who work at Kafene are all awesome to work with. Especially in the New York office... the culture is great. People are smart, open to new ideas, and collaboration is encouraged. Competitive pay and great benefits. The company cares about employee happiness.
There is a good balance of skills and expertise that the leadership team brings to the table -- finance backgrounds and tech backgrounds. It's still a start-up so there are some growing pains with processes and things, but I feel confident the company is moving in the right direction and will continue to grow.
The snacks in the office are unmatched.
Cons
If you're in NY, you do need to come in 4 days a week. Not a bad thing, but not as much flexibility with your schedule.
Kafene Response
6mo
This made our day—thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
We’re so glad the culture, collaboration, and team are coming through the way we hope they do. Building a workplace where smart people actually enjoy working together is something we care deeply about, and it’s rewarding to hear that’s your reality.
You’re right that we’re still in maturing with some growing pains to work through—we appreciate the patience and the confidence that we’re headed in the right direction.
And yes, we take our snack game very seriously.
Thanks for being part of what makes Kafene great.
I get to work with great people, fun projects are modern technology. Leadership is very friendly and supportive, they trust me to do my work and deliver on priorities. I have all the support I need to be successful here, which is fantastic!
I look forward to breaking a record regarding how long I've worked at a company, here at Kafene! At the time of this post, I'm approaching my 3 year anniversary here at Kafene.
Cons
If you aren't used to working with geographically distributed engineering teams, that could be an issue for you. I'm used to working with people all over the world remotely so this is not an issue for me.
poor transparency by senior leadership, need more marketing visibility,
Kafene Response
5d
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're glad to hear the pay, people, and product resonated with you.
Transparency is something we take seriously, and your feedback gives us something real to reflect on. If you're open to it, I'd genuinely welcome a conversation to better understand where we fell short for you. You can reach me directly at nikkihampton@kafene.com.
We appreciate you being part of the Kafene team and wish you well.
Nikki Hampton, Head of People