Not a great place for modern developers. - Software Developer Claimatic Employee Review

2.0
Aug 5, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to get a start on those all-important years of experience. Very low barrier of entry compared to a lot of companies. Work can be fairly simple, if that's your kind of thing. Near a lot of restaurants. Keeps air around 68 degrees daily.

Cons

Most everything else. Management interferes way too much with development. It's extremely difficult to meet deadlines when being interrupted several times a day about development progress. This is arguably a negative, but at my current job, we are trusted to develop and are checked on on a weekly basis. Understanding requirements was also a nightmare as they would become misunderstood, confused, or otherwise lost due to prevention of direct communication with clients. Advice from junior developers was hardly ever taken. For example, had tried to incorporate both versioning control and unit/e2e testing which were both denied UNTIL situations arose that would not have been as dire if we used these technologies. Burden of proof lay heavily on junior developers to prove why a certain new (and I mean new to them) technology should be used instead of trusting the developers to know what's current in their field. To add to that, jQuery is currently the new hotness there, even when there are much more efficient ways of DOM manipulation in 2016. Lack of true growth opportunities. Not only in the sense you can't move to new positions, but being able to grow your skills to stay competitive in such a fast-paced field. Most tasks will never be more than changing a few colors here or there or making another report/email template. With ever-growing demands from employers, you can't improve your resume by doing such simple tasks weeks on end. Introvert nightmare. If you aren't the type to spend every lunch with your team, get ready to hear complaints about that every day. Very, and i mean VERY unprofessional management. As an example, we spent a company meeting browsing through a previous employee's facebook while someone on the management team made fun of them for being a lesbian. Personally was extremely offended, but that seems to be the mentality of Texas. Long story short, this isn't a place where a developer that has a goal of using fresh technologies and that would like to grow in a healthy environment should work. San Antonio's tech scene is growing with the advent of coding bootcamps and there will be a lot more places to work that encourage new tech and don't cling to the past just because they're ignorant of current development patterns and refuse to do the research themselves.

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5.0
May 4, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Dynamic environment, attuned to market, learning and risk-taking encouraged. Flexible remote working available but office is centrally located if preferred. Innovation is constant.

Cons

Small teams mean cultural fit is key. Colleagues become friends, so make sure you mesh.

4.0
Sep 11, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Long leash, friendly co-workers, reasonable expectations, and the insurance industry is pretty stable. The CEO took the time to take me to lunch. I left to pursue other personal opportunities, but it was a good job.

Cons

The office space was underground, so a little depressing

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