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David Wadhwani
70 Ratings
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Its a fast paced environment and I love it (in 16 reviews)
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Good work life balance (if you are looking for that) (in 8 reviews)
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work life balance is not necessarily the best (in 9 reviews)
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some growing pains but it's all part of the rollercoaster ride (in 15 reviews)
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"Fast growing company with ambitious goals and a strong engineering culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
To understand the culture of AppDynamics, you need to start with its founders. Both Jyoti and Bhaskar were engineers before they started AppD. This means the company is very focused on technology and innovation which is great if you care deeply about DevOps and performance.
That being said, the culture is also growing and changing as more people join the company. It's a delicate balance between new and old but the growth challenge is what drew me to the company.
Everyone I've met has impressed me with a great work ethic and a willingness to push the envelope. This is not a company for people who want to sit back and turn on cruise control. I come to work every day excited to learn something new and help push the company a millimeter in a new direction.
Compensation is great here. The benefits are awesome. Drinks and snacks in the kitchen. Massage therapists two days a week. Good health care coverage. You've got everything you would expect of a tech company.
The bottomline is - join AppD if you want to grow your career and gain experience taking a company from 1000 employees to 10,000.Cons
As I mentioned in the Pros section of my review, AppD is growing very fast. That means there will be some growing pains as people join and add to the culture of the company. All of this growth is exacerbated by the fact that we have very aggressive goals in the next 4-5 years.
Communication can be a challenge at times - making sure the left hand knows what the right hand is doing.
Hiring can be challenging because we're a very enterprise-focused company. That means our market awareness is not as strong as other companies in the valley. This will change as we continue to gain market share.Advice to Management
Protect and maintain a culture of engineering, technology, and innovation. This is what will keep AppD competitive in the marketplace and attract top talent.
Be willingness to teach, mentor, and grow your employees so that they stay for the long haul.
We should make it clear that culture is very important at AppD and we should continually express and explicitly state our culture to employees year-round.
Have fun as much as possible. Keep doing awesome Halloween events. Keep doing ugly sweater parties. Keep volunteering around the world. Keep smiling.AppDynamics 2016-12-20 11:20 PST -
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"Career Changer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
-True team of A-players, the best salesforce in the business
-Collaboration-I've never worked in an office where people are so open to share best practices, and celebrate the successes of their peers
-Leadership-committed to helping the team win opportunities and find new and creative ways to differentiate in the market
-Career Changer-joining AppDynamics was the single best decision I've made, both from a personal and professional perspective. When we say The Next Great Software Company, we mean it!Cons
-Cisco acquisition-the business impact will be a positive, but many are concerned of the impact of the acquisition to AppDynamics' culture
AppDynamics 2017-05-12 14:14 PDT -
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"Great place to work"
Star Star Star Star Star- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- second to none people/employees
- great culture
- exciting product
- exceptional leadership
- even under the Cisco umbrella, AppD has not changed its course
- new challenges every dayCons
- always facing growing pains (can and usually a good thing)
There aren't many cons. This is a great place to work.Advice to Management
Continue building the "small" company culture and constantly work on promoting within. Keep your people happy.
AppDynamics 2017-05-11 13:55 PDT -
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"Excellent Company Ran by Excellent People"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Highest paying career to date with uncapped commissions and achievable accelerators
- Heavy INTERNAL promotion opportunities
- Proven results driven sales process
- Highly competitive work environment with leadership fighting with you in the trenches
- Monday breakfast and Wednesday lunch provided (along with a kitchen full of snacks and drinks)Cons
- Work environment and making money is so enjoyable that you forget about going home for family time.
- Cisco large scale internal processes but AppDynamics will remain exclusive with Cisco dollars to back more growth and R&D
- Tough and lengthy interview process (ensure top talent gets hired)Advice to Management
Keep promoting within and inspiring to win together. Offer remote days for proven quota achievers
AppDynamics 2017-05-08 06:45 PDT -
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"Amazing growth, pay & work environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than a year)
Pros
-Growing company means evolving teams with more opportunities for promotions
-Uncapped & attainable accelerators - best earnings years of my career so far
-Leadership is heavily invested in each person's success - they will absolutely go to bat for you to keep quotas manageable & that you're taken care of on comp
-Significant opportunities for personal growth learning the company's sales cycle & unique processes
-401k match with the Cisco acquisition
-Constant collaboration between teams. Great work environment all aroundCons
-Not your typical 9-5 - not so much a con but you have to be open to flexible working hours, especially if your territory / region is out of your timezone.
-Acquisition by Cisco means integration with their internal systems - AppD is still autonomous within Cisco so the disruption is minimalAppDynamics 2017-05-05 07:34 PDT -
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"Business Development Representative"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than a year)
Pros
-Incredible people to work with
-Catered Breakfast and Lunch
-Massages
-Fully stocked snack room
-Great pay and benefits (especially now with Cisco)
-Exciting startup feel with a large enterprise support
-Cutting-edge technologyCons
-Glassdoor requires a 20 word minimum for Cons but I don't have any... almost there... 16 17 18 19 20!
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you're doing!
AppDynamics 2017-04-25 09:06 PDT -
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"Senior Financial Analyst"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Fast growing company, lots of greenfield opportunities / exciting projs
Cons
Internal perception on finance team
AppDynamics 2017-04-02 17:31 PDT -
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"Great company and they will recognize talent"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
flexible hours, decent environment. awesome CEO and founder.
Cons
there was no 401K match, but things are about to change ;)
AppDynamics 2017-02-20 21:52 PST -
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"Amazing Company....A true Employee freindly company"
Star Star Star Star Star- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Flexible timing, The Work environment is good, People are really awesome ,very friendly .Lot of opportunities to learn and grow, Company takes good care of employee needs.
Strong Cultural values.Cons
Nothing really comes to mind, No real Cons Just a Suggestions
Pay structure can be better and company can give transportation reimbursement benefit, It will be great for employeesAdvice to Management
You can offer joining bonus to new employee.
AppDynamics 2017-02-13 16:24 PST -
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"Finance"
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Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at AppDynamics full-time
Pros
Great work environment. Flex time
Cons
A lot of unknown about the acquisition
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AppDynamics Response
Feb 17, 2017 – AppDynamics Representative
Thank you so much for the detailed review, we are so thrilled to have you on this rocketship with us! Glad to see that you share our vision and understand the pains that come with rapid growth. Our Talent Acquisition Team does their best to recognize and pull top talent so that we can continue to grow and scale as we have. We also pride ourselves on our events that we throw around the office, as we have a work hard, play hard mentality! ... More Less