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4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(1378 total reviews)

President and CEO Clifton Pemble

Clifton Pemble

85% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life Balance

3.9

Culture and Values

3.7

Diversity and Inclusion

3.6

Compensation and Benefits

3.5

Career Opportunities

3.5

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

34%

4 stars

33%

3 stars

20%

2 stars

9%

1 star

5%

Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "The benefits are great and there is no shortage of challenging work to be had.(in 252 reviews)
  • "They have really great people working there and produce really cool products.(in 154 reviews)
  • "Friendly culture with good work/life balance(in 78 reviews)
  • "Good work environment and lots to do(in 44 reviews)
Cons

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Updated Nov 30, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Nov 28, 2023
      Intermediate Software Engineer
      Current Employee, more than 1 year
      Cochrane, AB
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The work culture here is really great! It is the "outdoorsy" person's dream. You get to work on interesting things and then use them yourself in your own adventures.

      Cons

      Every job has its gripes. Some of the code here is fairly legacy and can be annoying to work with.

      1. 5.0
        Oct 15, 2023
        Software Engineer
        Current Employee
        Cochrane, AB
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Great work life balance, great benefits, interesting work

        Cons

        Long commute from Calgary to Cochrane

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        1. 5.0
          Aug 9, 2023
          Project Manager
          Current Employee, more than 3 years
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Great products Test what you work on Excellent co-workers

          Cons

          Salary a bit low, but benefits very good.

          1. 5.0
            Jul 5, 2023
            Embedded Test Software Engineer
            Former Employee, less than 1 year
            Cochrane, AB
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Office was really, good active culture, really good benefits

            Cons

            Office being in Cochrane can make commuting difficult if you aren't a fan of living in Cochrane.

            1. 4.0
              May 21, 2023
              Senior Software Engineer
              Former Employee, more than 5 years
              Cochrane, AB
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Great culture, people and benefits. Really nice facilities and environment. Cool products and employee discounts. Hybrid WFH policy.

              Cons

              Compensation below market rates. New hires get better pay than existing employees. Too strict HR policies, not open to negotiation. Too many processes and procedures which make software development sluggish and impacts ability to innovate.

              1
              1. 5.0
                Oct 31, 2022
                Software Developer
                Current Employee, more than 1 year
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Great Culture Benefits Work-life balance Focus on career development

                Cons

                Some teams are understaffed Can be overloaded at times because of this

                1. 4.0
                  Nov 3, 2022
                  Software Engineer(Internship)
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Great team, office and work life balance

                  Cons

                  None from my internship there

                  1. 5.0
                    Apr 12, 2022
                    Junior Software Engineer
                    Current Employee
                    Cochrane, AB
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Nice offices, younger staff, variety of engineers, products are interesting, good culture

                    Cons

                    Not much variety of technology to work on in the software side. It's all embedded and that's it.

                    1. 4.0
                      Apr 25, 2022
                      Senior Product Analyst
                      Current Employee, more than 3 years
                      Cochrane, AB
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      company culture, good people, good benefits

                      Cons

                      Lack of movement, top down decision making

                      1. 5.0
                        Sept 24, 2021
                        Hardware Design Engineer
                        Former Employee, more than 3 years
                        Cochrane, AB
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Great EE experience. Got to learn lots about low-power, RF, optical, analog and digital design techniques

                        Cons

                        The management is sometimes undecided and it is hard as an EE to make everybody happy.

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