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Not a growth oppertunity - Software Engineer LevelUp Employee Review

2.0
Dec 1, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Free lunch, awesome PTO, transportation per diem, awesome people to work with, decent life/work balance. Some opportunities to work on some really challenging engineering work. The product and business space is really cool, and the company is good at having meetings to explain how all departments work. A few good engineering values, such as quality through automated testing and making sure the best API possible would be built.

Cons

As an engineer this was one role where I felt least creative. There's almost zero collaboration when building the product, from working with fellow engineers or designers and product management. Most engineers were very much in a "headphones on, don't bother me" mindset. For as much as they boasted shipping quickly and often, building product was slow and shipping was even slower. Management was non-existent, and when improvements were suggested they were brushed off. CEO tried to be too involved and micromanage everything about how the product was being built. CTO boasted how great it is that each team can do what they want to be productive, but that didn't work. I'm not even really sure what he contributed to the department.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Oct 12, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazing opportunities for personal growth. When I started, I was super junior and kept my nose down and focused on doing my job well, because I felt like everyone around me was so clever and productive that I had to prove myself every day. That feeling of "Alright, today, too, I'm going to show my worth to my peers!!" has pushed me to grow so much since I started. It was totally unexpected and I couldn't possibly show ample gratitude for how much I've learned here! - Smart colleagues--I mean, SMART. I mean the level of smart that makes you hiss "how do I become you" between your teeth during meetings. - Driven, dedicated, passionate leadership. Even after a rough week or month of super fiery customers/clients, just listening to Seth talk about our direction, our opportunities, and our challenges gets me super fired up.

Cons

I don't see these as downsides, just things to be aware of when pursuing work here: - it's hard--there's a lot to do, like A LOT to do. Not a company for folks just looking for something to get by; definitely a company for folks who want something they can get passionate about and commit to! - everything changes, a lot! Those who are change-resistant, need constancy, or don't handle rapid evolution well should beware. Those who love that sort of atmosphere will have an awesome, kick-ass time :]

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