Datameer Reviews

Pros

Inclusive company, dedicated workforce, good grasp on landscape and the direction the company needs to head

Cons

Small company, limited finances, lack of mentoring by immediate management

Pros

Free food, flexible work schedule.

Cons

Everything. Management is terrible and treats its employees as if they are disposable. This is by far the worst company I have ever worked for. The women at this company are not treated with respect and it's definitely a "boys club". Execs allow other employees to treat their teams with disrespect. The only company culture this place has is toxicity. There is no structure and it's a very chaotic environment. I've literally sat in meetings where people just argue and yell at each other. Is that what you call a good work environment? I've had managers cut me off when I try to express and share my ideas and even scoff at my ideas during meetings. This is not a company that will make you feel valued. They don't even know what they're doing with their product and they're "rebrand". If I knew what I was getting myself into before I accepted my offer I never would have signed my offer. The only thing I've learned so far during my time here is what I DON'T want in a company.

Pros

Great pay scale and benefits (daily lunch allowance, unlimited PTO, perk-laden WeWork office spaces, excellent health insurance). WFH is the norm, with a large percentage of employees in all cities and countries doing so exclusively and most others 2 or 3 days a week. Slack usage is broad, deep and constant with super fast response times; all electronic communication is well developed. Surprisingly and to their great benefit, the company is not meeting-averse. Business and roadmap decisions are shared and discussed honestly, questions are tolerated, CEO has a strong grasp of all relevant domains. Core dev & QA team in Germany with handful of devs in SF (also Sales/Marketing/PO-PM/HR), NYC or scattered elsewhere. No useless admin or management overhead staff.

Cons

Absolutely zero onboarding, with no internal comprehension of what might need to be communicated, or why, to a newcomer. One way the tech dominance is an epic fail. There's an implicit assumption that the Datameer way is the only way and for many employee this is true due to lack of experience in other work environments. The culture is slightly inbred and rather monotone. Except on German team, women are not taken seriously and tend to leave the company. Agile structure is in use, but ticket content is a tangled, overlapping hot mess - a direct reflection of product definition and design leadership. Far too few product owners, QA ,and doc staff for the number of developers, with zero comprehension that this is a problem. Again a technocracy fail; the axiom is more code fixes everything.

Pros

Career stepping stone for those who lack alternative employment options.

Cons

Hopeless senior leadership with massive technical debt to resolve.

Pros

None I can think of

Cons

Old company. Even after 10 years, feels highly disorganized and without any long term strategy. The CEO is useless and cannot seem to create an achievable and believable vision.

Pros

-Ability to work autonomously -Ability to work from home (or anywhere, really) -Decent benefits -VP of Engineering is a standout leader

Cons

-Lack of communication from leadership and across teams is 1/10 (It's bad. Really bad.) -Hiring process is unorganized and weak -Onboarding process is unorganized and weak -Gender diversity is lacking on almost every team, making it a "boys' club" (It's bad. Really bad.) -Middle management is expected to take on multiple jobs for indefinite periods of time -General lack of support from leadership