Time Tarnishes All: Starting Off Things Were GREAT! Unfortunately That Changed. - Senior Software Engineer SoFi Employee Review

3.0
Sep 28, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

• Continuously updating their tech stacks to stay competitive • Their products are well-maintained and secure • Their coding standards and best practices are revised regularly. • Great benefits

Cons

• Very easy to burn out here • I was approaching burnout, so I brought it up to my manager, told them I was fried and really needed help, and then… nothing. I brought it up again, and… nothing. Eventually, I was written up for underperforming. I don't quite understand how it worked out that way. • Communication • Management's attention on their team is generally poor. Instead, they focus on keeping their manager(s) happy. Basically, it's backwards.

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SoFi Response
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First and foremost, thank you for the 6+ years you dedicated to working at SoFi. We're happy you enjoyed our benefits package and we are so proud of our product line. We are changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance, helping to transform an industry that hasn't changed in decades. We acknowledge that this environment of innovation can be stressful, but we hope the reward is greater than the challenge and that you can see the impact you're making every day. That said, we are seeing across industries that burnout is at an all-time high, so we hope you shared this feedback with your manager or PBP. If you have any other thoughts to share, we welcome an email at sofi@glassdoor.org or you can reach out to our People team directly. Thank you for your time spent being part of the So-Family.

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