Great place to work and grow - Senior Software Engineer Kizen Employee Review

5.0
Oct 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Helpful teammates - Challenging tasks - Higher Management open for suggestions - Good salary - Open for remote work / diversity - Generous PTO

Cons

- No extra benefit / HMO / workstation, etc. (at least for me)

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5.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent place to learn and grow due to high-ownership culture - Smart, collaborative colleagues - Product is really flexible - Cash compensation & office are great - Encouraged to bring new ideas and take initiative to improve things

Cons

- Some growing pains due to recent influx of new hires and people figuring out how to work together - org chart can be unclear - Some benefits lacking, but mostly made up for by pay - flexible product makes GTM positioning difficult

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Kizen Response
1w
Thank you for the thoughtful review. We're proud of the team we've built and the impact we're making for our customers. It's especially encouraging to hear that you recognize the strength of your colleagues, our product, and the opportunities that come from working in a fast-growing environment. We continually evaluate how we can better support our team and appreciate all aspects of your feedback.
1.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will get the opportunity to become slave

Cons

This was one of the most frustrating places I have ever work. The ceo talked a good game, but employees quickly learned not to trust most of what was being said. Our managers were toxic! We are constantly worried about making mistakes. Support was almost nonexistent and employees were thrown in the deep end. The This is an extremely high pressure tech job by the way , and even small issues could turn into major problems. Work life balance was terrible . Long nights, weeked work, and messages at all hours became normal. Employees were expected to always be available no matter what was going on their personal lives. No respect for boundaries, burnout was common, comparable to a sweatshop. Meanwhile, management acted like it was part of the job. Projects were always all over the place, and expectations changed constantly. Leadership was quick to point out mistakes but rarely stepped in to help solve problems. Being called out in front of others made the workplace tense and uncomfortable. A lot of energy went into avoiding criticism instead of doing good work. The high turnover was impossible to ignore. Good employees kept leaving and new peaople rarely stayed long. There was always another resignation or another person being pushed out. In tead of fixing the problems, management just kept expecting everyone else to work harder. The cycle repeated over and over. This company made it hard to stay motivated because employess were treated as replaceable from the start.

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Kizen Response
1w
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We take all employee feedback seriously and are committed to continuously improving our workplace. That said, we are unable to reconcile certain details in this review with our employment records. We have not maintained an office in San Francisco since 2019, and we have not employed individuals in the role and location described in this review during the referenced timeframe. As sad as it is, bad actors try and take advantage of smaller organizations like ours by posting false reviews like these and attempt to extort money to have them removed. We remain committed to fostering a collaborative, respectful, and rewarding workplace for our team members.
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