Good environment, excellent conditions, good friends
Cons
Low pay, far away, to much time in comute
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5.0
May 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Current employee
Recommend
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Pros
- Generally relaxed work culture
- Incredible flexibility due to remote work
- 99% of people here are good people and fun to work with
- Interesting though still niche product
- Seeing incredible growth in recent years
Cons
- Below market pay (they are working on this)
- Lack of clear strategy at times, feels reactive
- Senior leadership hired externally has generally been terrible, with a couple exceptions (need more internal promotions/growth)
- Lack of solid retention incentives for top talent (though this is slowly improving, a bit late however)