Terrible Codebase - Software Development Engineer (SDE) Apollo.io Employee Review

1.0
Dec 15, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work and relatively good compensation.

Cons

Terrible codebase with a monolith where 150 + developers are checking in resulting a lot of chaos. And surprising managemnet is proud about this stupidity.

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Apollo.io Response
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Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you appreciated the remote work flexibility and compensation. We understand that managing a large-scale codebase comes with challenges, and we recognize the importance of continuously improving our engineering processes. Scalability, efficiency, and maintainability are priorities for our technical teams, and we are always looking for ways to optimize our development environment. We appreciate your perspective on architectural decisions and will continue evaluating our approach to ensure the best balance between scalability and team efficiency. Thank you for sharing your insights, and we wish you the best in your future endeavors! Best, Declan

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