Breakthrough technology destroyed by terrible leadership - Engineer Xnor Employee Review

2.0
Feb 23, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Flex hours, catered lunches, brilliant engineers. Nearly all my co-workers are incredibly smart AI/ML leaders, fun to work with, and driving towards a common mission.

Cons

CEO is openly verbally abusive and disrespectful to staff. He has driven away enough talent to start sinking morale at the company. Learned he was pushed out at his last company for same intolerable behavior. Obsesses over the webcam in the conference room but has made no progress on business strategy or contributed to sales. Everyone wants the company to succeed, but wishes this jerk was replaced.

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5.0
Aug 7, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Xnor was the best, I loved working here. Amazing work culture Great people Groundbreaking technology Very nice office Growth opportunity

Cons

Honestly I have no actual cons really. Not much could’ve been better. Things were pretty great there. Few issues if at all.

5.0
Mar 11, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Xnor's core technology is what brings some of the most gifted machine learning and software engineers through the door. There is a palpable spirit of collaboration, problem solving, and autonomy that allows employees to do their best work. I've seen early career professionals able to flourish, seasoned professionals digging in on novel problems, and support for experimentation, organic growth, and leadership. While the work itself and the people are the foundation of what makes Xnor a rewarding place to work. On top of that however, the competitive pay, unlimited PTO/sick time, employer paid medical benefits, weekly catered lunches, commuter benefits, parental leave, and more are icing on the cake. As a startup, Xnor is making every attempt to get it right.

Cons

Depending on the type of organization you prefer working for, it could be lacking in structure or hierarchy as most large tech companies employ to maintain control/oversight. On scale from Amazon to Valve, Xnor is closer to Valve but not as extreme. I would call it a flat-ish organization with managers and senior leadership. Rapid scaling means things change fast and sometimes it can feel reactionary.

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