X Development Reviews

3.2

45% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Astro Teller

30% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

X Development has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The X Development 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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20 reviews
1.0
Dec 29, 2021

Sorry it took me this long-I was scared.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

A resume builder and your entering will make people assume you are with the best, therefore are also, the best. A stepping stone.

Cons

GASLIGHTING You will be pushed out if you don’t fit in. Those who do want to help you will pull you outside the building anonymously fearing being seen with you. If you think it’s a dream job, it’s because you don’t know what’s going on inside. When you look up the company, it’s hard to find information, that’s on purpose. And not just for the projects (that’s typically an excuse as to why they are secretive)but for how people are doing and how they are treated. The mystery attracts people, the truth will be the reason their turnover continues. Managers are protected even if they’re *known* to be terrible. Googlers avoid going there and you should too. If you sign that offer, also hire a therapist.

1.0
Aug 16, 2021

You’ll work for gaslighters

Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

Good salary, food is better than main campus Google. All of your friends will think you have the coolest job.

Cons

Management is filled with gaslighters. They will openly lie to you about culture, respect, and even their own success. Every project fails, and even the ones that “graduate” collapse within a few years. If you expect to have real impact here, you’ll be greatly disappointed. They also NEVER tell you your cut of the “company” you’re trying to build until the very end. If you do end up succeeding, they’ll eventually just cut you out and replace you and you’ll have no equity (beyond google stock) to show for it.

2.0
Jul 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation, interesting projects that would probably not be alive anywhere else.

Cons

Terrible and confusing place for women and/or people of color because leadership is all white, and mainly all British. Not a lot of room for growth for middle staffers. Advice would be to ideally stay for a couple of years to get paid and work on interesting problems, but know its not a place for growth. CEO has been around for 10+ years and has a lack of understand of the real world -- doesn't know how to lead and give critical feedback to help projects grow. Culture feels culty -- a lot of platitudes about innovation, that doesn't actually seem to trickle down to the way things actually operate.

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