Great culture, lots of passionate engineers and sweet office - Engineer Taboola Employee Review

5.0
Feb 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- the team is top notch and really cares about shipping great products - get to use the latest technology stacks and contribute to them when need be - huge amount of big data and network reach provide for fun engineering problems - office location has view of all of LA and is near many restaurants downtown - interns and new hires get to work on production code - company trajectory and drive is an unbelievable rocket ship - fun to work at (internal hackathons, free food, great people and challenges)

Cons

- large difference in timezones between offices is a bit of a challenge. - being centralized in DTLA means most will have 30-45 min minimum of commute time

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Taboola Response
9y
Thanks so much for the positive words. The hackathon was fun! Yep, you’re right that time is challenge, but the LA team is sooooo worth it.

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Overall, it’s been a positive and rewarding experience, and I’m glad to be part of a team that values both performance and people.

Cons

it will be more helpful if has local admin support

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Taboola Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing a review! We're so happy to hear that you've been enjoying your #TaboolaLife experience! We hear your note about local admin support, and encourage you to share this feedback with your HRBP or manager if you haven't already.
3.0
Mar 4, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Generous benefits, pay is not too bad for someone new to the industry. 2. beautiful working space full of food, snacks, drinks, etc 3. Basically, the corporate want to make sure you are comfortable at work and have all the required gadgets 4. CEO is ambitious, highly involved, and actively seeking out new directions for the company instead of sitting on the native market they already dominated

Cons

1. Your personal experiences are highly related to the team you are on. 2. Some managers, who I am not sure if this is a culture or langauge issues, often sound condescending. Whenever you ask questions, instead of providing instruction, they will use rhetorical questions and leave you even more confused. Some like to blow things out of proportion when they disagree with your work. 3. Sending work messages 24/7 for nonurgent issues every day, even if you say 'not expecting you to reply,' is still pressure, especially coming from your direct manager. 4. The company pays hella amount of attention to their online reviews. They have people rolling out a food cart to encourage people leave comments/reviews online. I see this as both good and bad. Good because the employer does care about employee feedback, at least seemingly. Bad because you only need to PR this hard when things are not doing good. 5. Mandatory days at the office are Mon, Tues, and Thursday instead of letting you choose the days. Make you feel like a kindergarten kid when you have such limited freedom for your own schedule. 6. Toxic behaviors are tolerated

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Taboola Response
4mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective and for the time you spent with us. We appreciate you highlighting that your experience was deeply shaped by your specific team environment, and we value the honesty regarding where you felt our culture didn't hit the mark. Hearing your feedback on communication styles, work-life boundaries, and our internal policies is important to us as we continue to evolve. We’re grateful for the positive insights you shared and wish you the very best in your next professional chapter.
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