Aurea Software Reviews

Pros

Great culture and people. More relaxed than other companies within the group, yet with great results.

Cons

They can end up a project just like that and you';; end up losing your job although you were having good results.

Pros

Pay upfront 1099 weekly and full remote

Cons

Everything but weekly pay and full remote. Do not come work for this company if you value "employee experience" It is sickening to see Aurea post anything on LinkedIn about remote work, employee satisfaction, etc. They do layoffs all the time, and they couldn't care less about work-life balance. It is a burn-and-churn model, for everyone.

Pros

This place is very cut and dry on what it says it is. Clear objectives and metrics. If you are in leadership you will learn a lot about setting up and running a business machine. I enjoyed learning this from the CEO and other leaders the most.

Cons

Company can change direction quickly so be ready to adapt and continue to soak up the learnings.

Pros

- This is your chance to experiment with technology. All the crazy ideas none would ever dare to apply to a production environment, you can try them at Aurea. - Learn how software can fail in many different ways. - Get exposure to all sorts of different technologies, no matter your background. - Pays on time, weekly. - No career growth, promotions/bonuses.

Cons

- Does not pay overtime but indirectly requires overtime, well, at least if you don't want to get fired. - No notice period. - No paid vacations. - You can take unpaid vacations but noone can guarantee your job at the time you return. It rarely happens but this is how it is communicated. - No room for improvisation. All the crazy ideas come from the top ranked leutenants of the organization. You must execute them but you are not allowed to have your own crazy ideas.

Pros

All good to work into a high productive environment

Cons

push to the limit every day

Pros

There are no Pros to list here.

Cons

I understand it's business but the way Aurea Software acquired XANT was awful. 1. Laying entire departments off by email 2. After laying people off, only to call them back to say "We need you so we can get the access we need.." 3. Requiring insane requirements to get a severance 4. Not communicating what is going on, leaving an entire company in the dark. - I would avoid this company as much as possible. How they treated XANT is unfathomable!

Pros

Fast Collaboration for sales cycles, and great mentoring. Sometimes the toll can be difficult, but overall its a good pace.

Cons

Low salary makes it hard to commit, and bad benefits. With a hot market like this, it's not ideal. Would prefer to have a higher salary.

Pros

- They can provide employment. - Really, that's all they have to offer.

Cons

- Makes you pay for your own hardware. - Lowballs all Salary offers. - Doesn't believe in investing in R&D for future growth. - No interest in maintaining employee culture or happiness.

Pros

Remote: work from anywhere in the world

Cons

Very difficult to get promoted, constantly having to worry about losing your job, and not transparent in any regard.. .

Pros

Ability to work from home

Cons

- monitored via video snapshot every 10 minutes -monitored via desktop screenshots every 1 minute - every keystroke and mouse click logged - no innovation - middling executive team without wins or achievements in other companies - no loyalty from company to staff or management - serious lack of creative talent on staff in all departments - middle managers with no experience leading - forced to take one unpaid week off every quarter To be fair Aurea Software does not bill itself as an innovative or creative software company. They are nothing like Apple, Google or Microsoft. In fact I'd venture they do not have passion for the software industry. They're more like the company in the movie "Wall Street" that buys failing companies, breaks them apart, fires everyone and sells what remains (with a little twist). Make no mistake--when working at Aurea Software, you quickly understand you are working for a private equity firm with a specific model to generate a specific return on investment for a specific set of people. The model is to buy failed or failing software products, rebrand them, put as little effort into them as possible and sell them as part of an "unlimited" subscription package, boasting a portfolio of x number of products--which have all been purchased from failed or failing software companies. Once the failed software is rebranded, customer support teams are staffed with fledgling recruits with little to no experience who push customer issues to the back burner, promising solutions are "coming soon" from engineering. Sales and account management teams are under constant pressure by executives to push software solutions that don't exist. Aurea Software has a team that puts together Powerpoint presentations (click throughs) which are little more than dressed up wireframes. Unless customers ask specifically, the impression is the demonstrated software is built and ready to ship (it isn't). The executive staff and executive leadership team (ELT) are excessively bureaucratic. On top of that (or due to that) most executives are middling and have achieved no measurable success at other companies. Many come from the consultant world and have limited STEM exposure and little exposure to creative/disruptive thinking. You can easily find out how successful or unsuccessful Aurea executives were at their previous roles by searching online or talking to folks that knew them at other companies and draw your own conclusions. Aurea is filled with folks who consider themselves managers, however you will be hard pressed to find a leader among the entire pool of middle managers and senior executive managers. If you know the difference between a manager and a leader, you know why this distinction matters. If you're looking for a passionate, inspirational, forward looking company, keep looking. If you're looking to work with creative and talented innovators, keep looking. If you're looking to work with below average software and below average leadership, Aurea might be a good fit.