A once good company goes down with too many C players - Software Engineer Taulia Employee Review

2.0
Dec 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

A unique culture, the HR team does it's best to keep the spirits of the company up. The founders are fantastic people, the location is prime. (Downtown by Embarcadero Pier). The engineering is motivated to lift itself and become better but lacks experience and wherewithal to do the same. Some really smart and fun people work over here, the culture is casual and work life balance is good.

Cons

When I started, the company was full of bright and smart people and a tight knit culture. Overtime, a majority departed and the culture revealed itself as cliquey. By the time my employment ended, it was dominated by politics and insecure management that saw good people being forced to resign or fired. Politics interfered and sadly the company is now made up of C players when at a time it was full of A and B+ players looking to lift the company in a better direction. Execution on most projects was sloppy.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Amazing workplace and culture, they do so much for their employees and have a great attitude.

Cons

Limited potential to move up or make more money at certain positions.

2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. Flexible work environment is one of the best I've experienced 2. The company attracts genuinely talented, smart people across teams 3. For many roles, work-life balance is strong 4. The foundation of what this company was built on was something special: inclusive, creative, and innovative

Cons

1. Significant turnover at the senior leadership level has created instability and uncertainty, and it is rarely addressed transparently with the broader organization 2. Noticeable decline in leadership diversity over the past couple of years 3. Teams operate in silos with very little cross-functional structure. This creates massive inconsistency in culture and employee experience depending on which team you land on 4. No formal career development. Internal roles are not posted or communicated. Opportunities tend to go to whoever is already in the right person's orbit, which is neither fair nor transparent 5. Compensation growth is almost entirely manager discretionary. No merit increases, so advancement is heavily dependent on your relationship with your direct manager rather than your performance 6. There is a growing pattern of individual contributor work being attributed upward without credit. This has been observed across multiple teams and departments 7. AI is discussed constantly but there is no real enablement, training, or coherent strategy behind it 8. Work-life balance is highly team dependent so your experience will vary

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