An amazing work environment - Software Engineer SmartFocus Employee Review

5.0
Feb 13, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

SmartFocus has multiple interesting initiatives to work on. Message Cloud and its products are non-trivial, and the platform is widely used around the world by top retial and fashion brands. The development team is really committed to improving itself and never afraid of learning and trying new things, which makes SmartFocus a great environment to progress professionally. Everyone is supportive and a good team player, and we all share responsibilities and participate actively in the decision-making process to shape the overall software architecture. The work/life balance is also very good. I've never been asked to work extra time or rushed to deliver something. There is no heroism in the business! But the best of Smartfoucs is its people, which makes working here a fun and enriching experience. They create a special atmosphere that I've never found before in any other workplace.

Cons

Certain amount of legacy software that is slowly being pushed out. a lot of bitter past employees that got the boot and their fabricated reviews

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5.0
Sep 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Blend of new technology that helps solve problems between the customer and ecommerce site

Cons

Headquarters is based in the UK and also offices in France and Barcelona. This can cause delays in some operations.

3.0
Dec 10, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Can do attitude. This is a great company if it did not have the items in CONS. You have the ability to learn and move with the flow. There are tons of opportunities to learn and really make a difference.

Cons

To focused on sales. If you hate selling anything, this is not the place for you. All Management cares about is hitting the goals. Which is not a bad thing, but you have to have a solid product. Most clients are fooled by the Salesman (No brainer here) and Client Services will take the heat. This isnt a problem because you just bring the Sales guy back in the picture. Management is ambitious. But over the top ambitious. They'll shoot themselves in the foot if they have not done so already. - Work/live balance tips on the Work side heavily - Compensation is okay. Build experience and jump to a competitor. - Career Opportunities are available if you can sell. Test yourself, find a product you know is dysfunctional, and see how many people you can sell it to. The first 3 don't count. - CEO is on cloud 9. - Country Vice Presidents: Suck.

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