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Second Foundation Reviews

4.2

81% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Jaromir Satanek

86% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Second Foundation has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Second Foundation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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38 reviews
5.0
Nov 4, 2025

very positive

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

comfortable environment, very good work life balance, great people oriented leaders, positive work attitude, balanced team

Cons

not any I can think of...

5.0
Nov 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Many young people have been able to grow quickly in their careers - fast internal progression is common. Startup-style approach to decision making, flexibility, and ownership, but with surprisingly mature processes in data gathering, processing, engineering, and in general analytical tooling. Strong focus on employee well-being, especially in the US office (healthcare benefits, vacation etc.)

Cons

Not enough engineering/technical capacity to support all the ideas and business opportunities - can feel stretched at times. Bonus system lacks transparency (although still fairly predictable). Some corporate processes feel forced and end up being inefficient (e.g., security policies, feedback cycles).

5.0
Oct 16, 2025

Agile ant quant-heavy

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Very quant/statistically oriented, good results are well measurable. - Despite it's growth (~~ 400 employees globally?), the company is still very agile, all stake-holders are active in the company and open to new opportunities (based on good analyses). - Overall great people to work with, some of the smartest people I know.

Cons

- Despite the company being international (with offices in Czechia, Switzerland, Germany, USA, Japan, ..) and all official communication and systems being in English, the diversity is still relatively low, as most of the employees are Czech or Slovak (since the largest office/headquarters is in the Czech Republic).

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