Cellfire Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Cellfire

Pros – Lots of free snacks (sodas, chips, canned soup, etc), employees are all quite friendly, work environment was laid back, employees were recognized for their work.

Cons – Had to work with many last minute changes, technical issues occurred often, salaries were low.

Former Employee – worked at Cellfire full-time

Pros – * Great people, friendly work environment
* Interesting business

Cons – * Management unable to manage internal expectations and fail to deliver on promises
* Company is stagnant - can't move company in positive direction because they are pinned down by too many external constituents
* Many interns and contract employees
* Low pay

Advice to Senior Management – Stop hiring lemmings and start investing in people that can be thought leaders

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Cellfire

Pros – Multitasking job character creates possibility for self-development and expansion of professional horizons in other areas with other employers

Cons – In general - dead end from any point of view. Absence of career perspectives, dissatisfaction in style and approach of management. Fully agree with the previous review - company at the final stage of its life cycle.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire respected and knowledgeable CTO. It is a shame to see how certain VPs drive business downhill.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cellfire

Pros – It's still a small company, so there's very little bureacratic overhead, other than what's imposed by external customers. Engineering management is very laissez-faire. The usual free snacks/beverages are available.

Cons – Engineering management is very laissez-faire. All of the original startup-minded people are gone, which leaves a core of risk-averse folks with narrow fields of expertise. The existing environment grew very "organically" and continues to do so. This results in a remarkable amount of needless complexity and, therefore, instability. Snacks are unreliably restocked, making the late-night death marches that much tougher.

Advice to Senior Management – Get behind a major code and operational environment refactoring. This will require hiring some top-notch talent and empowering them to make changes, and it may mean letting go of the staff who is merely adequate. The change would need to be technical and cultural: success requires a rebirth as a startup with startup people.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Cellfire

Pros – Friendly working environment, and the team works like a family. Any proposal or suggestion can be reviewed / discussed immediately. There is enough space to try new stuff

Cons – 1. Need better sales
2. Need more motivation to employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend