Great company and an amazing team - Anonymous employee Apollo GraphQL Employee Review

5.0
Aug 14, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

As a long-time user of Apollo's OSS, working here was a dream come true and the experience has so far exceeded my expectations. Throughout the pandemic, the leadership team has actively encouraged employees to take time off when needed ("unlimited time off" is definitely not a trap here!). If I had to describe the culture in a word it would be "kindness." We all work very hard and are driving toward big goals, but work/life balance is front and center and everyone is very thoughtful in their interactions with coworkers and generous in sharing their time to help onboard new team members.

Cons

The company has grown significantly over the last year and there have been inevitable growing pains.

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Pros

- good work/life balance if you put boundaries in place - decent pay - high autonomy - great coworkers - interesting problems

Cons

- work/life balance can easily go awry if you're not diligent - uncertainty across the industry about AI also means directional shifts

4.0
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Pros

- Great people to work with - Supportive leadership - Targets that are challenging, but attainable

Cons

- Market-fit can be a moving target - Feature Speed to Market - AI presents a massive potential to grow, but it is still very early in proving out. - Licensing Structure v. Open Source alternatives put big pressure on value Apollo can charge.

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