Amplify Employee Reviews about "smart people"

Pros

Smart people who had a solid vision

Cons

Somewhat uneven management quality that wasn't always sure how to execute on good ideas.

Pros

An amazing place to work where everyone is passionate about education. Smart and dedicated people who are always ready to help.

Cons

Salary is not the best and sometimes cannot be competitive

Pros

Smart group of people trying to do something good. Relaxed work environment. Free snacks and drinks.

Cons

No career mobility or growth opportunity. No transparency from upper management. No company strategy or direction.

Pros

Fun, thoughtful product work. Smart people all around

Cons

Lots of collaborative work can be seen as a problem

Pros

It's nice to feel like you're doing some good in the world. The people are smart and mostly nice.

Cons

Amplify milks their contractors and never delivers on FT positions without fighting you all the way to the bank.

Pros

The company is newly vibrant with positive energy around new products and meeting the needs of the many new customers for existing products. Lots of new high caliber people joining (the company is growing!), and most people have been with the company for many years. The executive team is disciplined, focused and much more transparent - learning from past mistakes and employee feedback. A list of pro's: - smart and nice people all around - collaborative, respectful, positive culture - accessible and committed leadership - company growing, so lots of opportunities to try new things, grow and advance

Cons

Some startup-like mentality remaining - last-minute scrambling on some projects, and still working on defining processes. That means that there's lots of opportunity for people to define roles and make things run better (but if you're the kind of person who likes strict processes and strict hierarchy, then - depending on which team you're looking at - this may not be for you).

Pros

- Smart people in tech - Opportunities to do cool things - Decent pay

Cons

- Rigid management .not open to ideas - No clue on running on product company - Doing standups doesnt make you agile! - Only recommended if you are happy with the pros

Pros

Smart people and a genuine devotion to education.

Cons

Many position are for contractors, which is what it is

Pros

There are some very smart people working there and they set the bar pretty high for their technology hires. Their technology set is cutting edge, utilizing cutting edge open source tools and agile methodology. The 'Tablet' Manhattan division (Amplify Access) is way kool and they are an amazing group that have maintained an agile start-up culture. The VP of Engineering is about as good as a resource/leader as you can get to be orchestrating this amazing product.

Cons

I think the challenge when you have a strongly supported initiative that is growing fast, you experience growing pains. I think it's important for HR management to have a high vision rather than a limited micro-management "compliance" approach. This is crucial in establishing the right programs and foundation for continued growth of the organization as a whole. Without a bird's eye view, this is impossible. Also HR is responsible for creating and supporting a modern, friendly and fun culture for the entire organization.

Pros

Work with dedicated smart people making a difference in ed tech

Cons

Elevators in building are old and slow