Great People, Great Product, Hockey-stick growth coming soon! - G&A Function Kentik Employee Review

Kentik has been one of the most genuinely positive work experiences in my career. The company is full of incredibly sharp, friendly engineers who actually care about solving meaningful problems. The leadership team is transparent, approachable, and seems to truly value employee input — not just in theory, but in the way decisions are made. The problems we work on are complex and interesting, especially if you enjoy distributed systems, networking, and large-scale data. It’s the kind of place where you can stretch yourself technically and still feel supported. Work-life balance has been solid for me, and people here understand that you can be ambitious without burning out. Overall, Kentik feels like a company that’s growing in the right ways and still has that sense of purpose and camaraderie you don’t always find as companies scale.

Cons: Because the company is growing quickly, priorities can shift faster than some people might like. You have to be comfortable with change. Some processes are still evolving, which is normal for a company at this stage, but it can feel a little unstructured at times. Cross-team communication is generally good, but with distributed teams, things occasionally slip through the cracks.

Great pay and amazing benefits. But don't get too comfortable - you will never get your full bonus and your pay can be unjustifiably cut just because they need to free up budget.

My time at this company was marked by constant turnover, lack of support, and a toxic work environment fostered by unqualified leadership. Management often avoided accountability, frequently shifting blame onto employees, which led to a culture of scapegoating and fear. Rather than fostering growth, HR acted as a buffer for poor managerial behavior, offering no recourse for those dealing with abusive supervisors. There were no clear performance metrics or expectations, making it impossible to measure success or progress. Raises were non-existent — in fact, my salary was cut by 25% without warning, yet I was still expected to maintain the same workload, along with additional responsibilities. The company promotes an “unlimited PTO” policy, but in practice, using it is penalized. The expectation to be constantly available made work-life balance impossible.