Truly a one-of-a-kind place—overall, more pros than cons - Senior Software Engineer Two Barrels Employee Review

5.0
Feb 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Relatively good pay for the industry. - Company has a highly resilient business model. - I find that employees are, for the most part, trusted and valued. Little micromanagement. Teams mostly self-organize and crush. - The company works hard to foster a culture that really does feel different from an average mid-sized company. I hope it continues as the company is growing quickly. - The company wants people to advance. There's very little toxic "stay in your place, under my thumb" culture here. Advancement opportunities are prioritized and those who want to advance, can do so with enough good performance and effort. - Good work-life balance, for the most part. Though there is far more than enough work to put in 50-60 hour weeks, if you set boundaries, they are respected.

Cons

- Understanding the product/client base, all the teams, and how things work can be immensely challenging for newcomers. Even after years at the company, it's still a challenge to grasp all the moving pieces. - Documentation bloat. It sometimes seems that for any given project there are countless live planning or tracking documents, which makes getting a clear, quick idea of the state of a given project becomes a task unto itself. - As stated above, the company is growing fast, and there have been some growing pains. - Questionable value-add of externally hired senior management.

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5.0
Apr 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Exciting, dynamic, challenging, great people, great pay for the area.

Cons

Can be chaotic, no equity, responsibilities usually grow faster than title.

2.0
Dec 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, and PTO are pretty nice. Good retirement options and match. In office culture can be good, but isn't always. Tech stack is really easy to use and lots of opportunity for development. Management invests heavily in juniors. Diverse income streams with high margins, with quality office spaces.

Cons

Grew too fast and hired some pretty terrible people. People who are stubborn, defensive, not collaborative, anti-social, and occasionally rude. CEO is wild. Asks for too much, can be aggressive, oddly witty, and stays private. It's like you're talking to a deity sometimes. Not enough shaming for overworking because they "preach" about work-life balance. Managers will occasionally say they worked late or a bit on the weekend, making you feel guilty that you didn't.

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