Still a fun startup - Engineer NuoDB Employee Review

5.0
Jan 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Management is very smart, sane, and transparent. Execs sit in the desk farm with everyone else. * Highly skilled engineering team doing amazing work on the product. * Fiscally responsible (i.e., moving out of downtown to save money; nice, but not lavish, parties and gifts). * Well stocked kitchen and you can request other items. * An enormous business opportunity. * Friendly culture - low finger-pointing, blaming, red-tape. Very much a "get-it-done" place. * Top-end Mac laptops and whatever other hardware you need. * Good work/life balance with flexible WFH arrangements. * Nice mix of on- and off-site social opportunities.

Cons

* Since it's a startup, it's not immune to stressful times, especially around product releases. * There are considerable engineering challenges to be overcome, but therein lies the opportunity. * The current office space has drawbacks in terms of noise level and meeting space, but the company is moving in the spring. * The "employee review/rating" form is outdated and doesn't fit with our culture. This is the biggest con.

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5.0
Aug 30, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible start up work environment

Cons

Regular small tech Company cons

5.0
Jan 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've been with NuoDB for a number of years now: the focus of the company has improved markedly. For a while we were chasing any dollar we could find, which led to some schizophrenic (and not productive) requirements and unfair burdens on the dev team. In the last 12-18 months that has (mostly) stopped and we've identified a reasonable target market and taken the time to stabilize the product. * Fantastic, smart people * Challenging and exciting technology * Great environment: open, collaborative, transparent mgmt team * Flexible: work from home is fine, good PTO * Good work/life balance: taking vacation is encouraged, family responsibilities are taken seriously. I've worked many places, even bigger companies, with much worse attitudes. * Move to Alewife... much more convenient (and less expensive)

Cons

* Codebase is showing some age. * Even with tighter focus we have more things we need to do than people to do them. * Emphasis on a few large accounts is great for the company but need to be careful that it's good for the product, too. * Move to Alewife... Kendall is much more fun. At least it's still a quick, convenient T ride away from Cambridge.

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