Pocket Gems Reviews

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time

Pros – - lots of ownership and responsibility early on in your career
- ability to see impact of your work on a daily basis
- lots of management experience since you get to manage a cross-functional team

Cons – - can be stressful / long hours
- it is difficult to work from home as a Product Manager because your team works less efficiently when you aren't there

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time for more than a year

Pros – Collaborative environment
Intelligent, Passionate and driven colleagues
Flat Management Structure
Myriad opportunities

Cons – Not enough conference rooms
Need another ping pong table

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Great training and nurturing
-Management is transparent
-Great working environment
-Heavy Teamwork
-Structure and Process is organized
-Great vacation and benefits
-Work hard and play hard
-Smart people all around
-Very clear of company direction

Cons – -Hard work requires late hours sometimes
-Pay is lower than most traditional tech companies

Advice to Senior Management – -Promote to the many who deserve it

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Pocket Gems

Pros – When I worked there it was about 30 employees so things have presumably changed. Anyway, I found pocket gems to be:
- a great learning environment
- fun
- relaxed
- food was delivered from a variety of delicious places
- good team dynamics. At the time they had hired pivots and I was on a team that adopted a variety of the Agile methods. This included pair programming which really did strengthen team relationships. However, I don't think the rest of the company adopted this particular practice.

Cons – It's really rather hard to think of any cons... I suppose longish hours but it didn't seem that bad.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time for less than a year

Pros – good salary and benefits
satisfying work
flexible timings
good culture

Cons – sometimes you have to work hard to meet the deadlines!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pocket Gems

Pros – Nice location, lots of perks like lunch and fully stocked kitchen.

Cons – It works best if you are a gamer and want to hang out after work and play games, otherwise, you don't fit in.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time

Pros – The perks are great. Fully stocked kitchen. Daily catered lunch and dinner. Unlimited vacation. The medical benefits are standard or above standard for a company of this size. You can tell that Pocket Gems really cares about their employees. It feels great coming in to work.

Sounds great, right? However, the best part is the people and the work environment. You have a massive ability to make large changes in the company. There are so many opportunities to make a noticeable impact. Changes are recognized and appreciated by everyone. Pocket Gems has the most rewarding environment I have ever experienced. There is no excessive bureaucracy to slow you down. Everyone will step in to help. The phrase "that's not my job" is rarely, if ever, used. Many game companies have turned into very draining environments. At Pocket Gems, I actually feel energized by the environment.

The tools and technology are great. You aren't forced to work with antiquated tech that would fit the norms of typical corporate environments. Even for a game company, the tech feels very new. I feel so much more enabled than I have at any other company. Pocket Gems is a leader in mobile gaming. They use the same mentality when choosing their technology, processes, and other aspects of the company. The result is a fresh take on all aspects of how a company can operate.

Cons – We have grown fast and we can sometimes run pretty lean. This is the tradeoff for ensuring we have the best people in the industry. The hours can be a bit intense. Depending on the role, it may not be a good fit for those with families.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep it up!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time for more than a year

Pros – Your voice is heard
Your work can impact millions
Lots of opportunity
Fast iterative cycle
Collaborative
Flexible
Entrepreneurial

Cons – Growing pains as we head towards 200 employees, but also some great team building activities to help with that challenge.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time for more than a year

Pros – * Great team. The company is essentially building the best team in mobile and solving some of the toughest challenges, pushing what's technically possible on mobile devices through it's games
* Focus on innovation. It already has a dominant position in the casual gaming market with a lot of blockbuster genre defining hits, and with its strong focus on innovation it's poised well to build on this lead where most of the competitors in the space are busy copying and making cheap reskins
* Opportunity to grow/learn. As is natural with a company that's growing so quickly ( in terms of revenue, business, # of products, employees etc. ) there are ample opportunities for individual growth and learning as well

Cons – * Less focus on pure research. As can be expected at a company of it's size, there are enough high priority challenges to be solved in the short term that you get few opportunities to work on less defined open ended problems.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pocket Gems full-time for more than a year

Pros – - Very collaborative, feels like a shared mission of being the leader in mobile entertainment
- Free food, great office, casual feel
- Extremely talented people who work hard and are motivated
- Make fun, cool games in a fast moving and growing space

Cons – - Growing pains of changing from 10 to 150 people in less than 1.5 years is still felt
- Paying down technical debt from moving quickly

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company