Company is burning down faster than the Amazon - Software Engineer Sycle Employee Review

2.0
Oct 16, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- There are still some very talented Engineers remaining - Stocked kitchen with snacks - Nice work from home ability - Fun company activities - Better benefits than most startups

Cons

- Office located in DTES, not the most safe area - Poor upper management - New CTO that started this year has been poor at leadership and decisions made and has resulted in a very large amount of turn over, a lot of core/prominent Senior Engineers have left - Every Engineering team has been shuffled around three times this year so far. No one can get comfortable in a specific area because we'll just move to another team in a few months. It's very disorderly and messy - Company focuses too much on customizing their product based on certain clients's needs. There's no vision or visionary to lead and say what the product should be - Way too many bugs and technical debt - Pay and vacation are lower compared to what other companies offer - If you have to work on release night, which could mean you're up until midnight if unlucky and no compensation or OT pay

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5.0
Sep 12, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Sycle is a unique organization that operates on large organizational process with a small organization mentality, in the best of ways. Employees all have a voice and are free to express issues and suggestions. It's a way to truly have an impact on your team, the organization, and the product. It's an environment that fosters open communication and constant learning at all levels. There is never a shortage of work and constantly keeps you on your toes, providing never ending opportunity to get involved in something new. This is an organization where you want to come to work and do your best to make sure you're not letting your fellow colleagues down by not delivering your part - it's a great culture. It is also a challenging environment which is great for people looking to learn and grow in their careers. It's somewhere you can stay for years and never stop learning and growing during that time.

Cons

It's hard work so that's a con if you don't like working.

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3.0
Nov 20, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits and PTO for staff.

Cons

The manager since 2022 is dragging the team down

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