Ultimate Software Reviews

Pros

Culture - treats everyone as a family -- & everyone in the family has a say in what we do. Trust - everyone in the family is a trusted member and this trust holds the family together Freedom - no one monitors/manages you, managers here are well-wishers invested in employees. Exposure - one can work in the cutting-edge technologies

Cons

Cons -- Haven't found anything yet...

Advice to Management

You are so much invested in your employees like family and be assured, the family will take care of you and the company !!

Pros

Great learning environment, 'almost' everyone is helpful when you ask questions.

Cons

Overall pace was a bit slower, people have unlimited PTO so they can take vacation whenever they want (of course, to an extend). This could slow the process of development. For someone who's eager to learn and work at a fast paced environment, "People First" might not be what you are looking for. A lot of intermediate and senior developers left the company because they think the learning curve is not as steep as... before. Sprint goal changes so frequently and make the developers in the team question the purpose of the team and the product.

Pros

Great "people first" culture, they really mean it. Every employee is treated like they belong, and there's constant effort to make our workplace better. Great benefits and great people.

Cons

Sometimes teams feel siloed, would prefer a workspace where more voices and consensus can be heard.

Advice to Management

Try to avoid renaming our upcoming solution so many times. The name ultimately doesn't matter in the end, but the nomenclature from a technical standpoint can be burdensome when you still use libraries from the last naming iteration in the current one while moving to the new one.

Pros

- Lots of great opportunities given to engineers straight out of university - Fun and very welcoming people - Great career learning opportunities - Straightforward career paths with lots of guidance on the way - Great benefits - Very fair compensation and stock options

Cons

- Can be very slow to adopt new technologies - Projects often get shifted around too frequently based on the wants/needs of upper management - Great developers frequently leave for other opportunities with more pay, less overhead and/or more expertise - Small changes often have far too much red tape - Culture can be kind of cult-like and bland at times

Advice to Management

Overall pretty great company and I very much appreciate all the opportunities i'm given here. However my biggest concern is that the company seems to embrace this philosophy that it'll be the last company anyone will ever have to work for. For numerous of people i've worked with, this leads to an environment where there are not very many consequences to failure. Missing deadlines, stagnant growth, not... challenging themselves. Maybe if i was later into my career, i'd be okay with just settling down and getting comfortable here. However as someone in their mid 20s, I feel like I'm not surrounded by enough challenge with my peers and therefore do not feel as accomplished for reaching goals.

Pros

Multiple shifts available to apply for. Supervisor is supportive and help when in need

Cons

Everything seems fine so far no cons.

Advice to Management

Good job keep going.

Pros

- People are very friendly and always willing to help - Management truly cares about their employees; 'people first' embedded in their thinking - Benefits are amazing! I have never been in a company that can top the benefits I am getting from Ultimate - Unlimited PTO; Free lunches/breakfast/snacks, etc; - PDIS trip to Disney/Universal - opportunity to learn cutting edge technology

Cons

Could not think of any

Advice to Management

Please continue to do what you are all doing! :)

Pros

The leadership team has created such an amazing culture, that employees work together like a family to accomplish great result: - Best employee retention in the market - Amazing customer retention and satisfaction - Leading HCM software in the market

Cons

Can't think of any right now... Really hoping everything will remain the same as we transition from public to private

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work...I feel truly blessed to be part of this organization!

Pros

Culture, people, benefits, work/life balance, resources and technology is on point.

Cons

Please remember Canadian employment law is different than the US. Bit of a disconnect there at times.

Advice to Management

Amazing company and values but need to focus on Canada a bit more and ensure compensation and employee recognition is fair with Canadian employees as well.