I don't believe they treat everyone fairly. No career growth - Software Engineer Vanguard Employee Review

1.0
Mar 29, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I don't see any value in working for this company

Cons

- I don't believe they treat everyone fairly and give equal opportunity. - They talk about diversity, equity and inclusion during the hiring process, but I don't believe they apply within a team. - If you have any career aspirations, I will not recommend this company - If you talk about career growth, they will try to find a reason to corner you - Lot of managers sit in same role for several years and create a dependency. So that new comers can't survive. - Managers lack technical, domain, and management knowledge. Thus, they will put all the responsibilities on team and blame the tech lead. - There is no value for tech lead role. Manager will take all the decision and blame tech lead when the problem comes. - I don't believe they know the difference between software engineering and programming language.

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5.0
Mar 21, 2026
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Pros

Good culture Good work life balance Great Benefits

Cons

Location is far from Philly Hard to gain large pay jumps

3.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome coworkers for young professionals. Paid licensing for a few months.

Cons

Micromanagement is out of control. Incompetent team leaders who are obsessed with power and metrics. Back to back calls, limited support, and nearly impossible effective communication between departments. Zero time to cultivate culture because you are taking calls every second of the day except for 30min/1hr lunch and two 15 minute breaks. You’re locked into your role for over a year (apprenticeship for around 60 days, then a year after promotion to associate) and your team leaders will not approve internal applications unless you are “eligible”.

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