A magical place to work - Software Engineer MagicSchool AI Employee Review

5.0
Mar 18, 2025
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Pros

Working at MagicSchool has been an incredibly rewarding experience. The company's mission to empower educators and transform education is at the heart of everything. There’s a strong sense of collaboration across teams, and everyone is kind, curious, and eager to solve meaningful problems. I’ve appreciated the autonomy given to engineers, as well as the focus on innovation and learning. It’s refreshing to be part of a team where ideas are welcomed and fast iteration is encouraged. Plus, the flexibility and respect for work-life balance make it a sustainable and enjoyable place to work.

Cons

Things move quickly and priorities can shift, which is exciting but may not be for everyone. Growing quickly comes with occasional ambiguity, but leadership has been proactive in addressing this.

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5.0
Apr 18, 2025
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Pros

An amazing workplace that emphasizes team first. People who really care about you and are mission driven.

Cons

No cons - recommend to anyone

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2.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

The EPD team is mostly full of incredible, smart, kind people who are an absolute joy to work with. The team knows how to have fun and when to get serious. The CTO and VP of engineering are genuinely good people who care about their employees and know what they are doing. Honestly almost every IC in other departments I've worked with are extremely collaborative and good at their jobs. Helping teachers in your day to day job feels incredible, and they genuinely love the product.

Cons

Executive leadership has a very hard time trusting people. Their is very little respect for the product team and product direction mostly comes top down and feedback is not really invited. The CEO and president can't align on anything and it leads to very inconsistent product direction, way too much micro management and a ton of frustration for EPD. Some of the strongest EPD employees have left, and I know more are planning to if things don't change drastically, and soon. Top leadership exhibits some sexist tendencies that go unchecked because he is unable to receive feedback. If you apply here ask about product direction and roadmap, all about ratio of PMs to engineers, I think the answers to those questions would be telling regarding if things have improved since the writing of this review.

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MagicSchool AI Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share this, and for the genuine appreciation you expressed for the people you work alongside every day. We hear your concerns around leadership trust, product direction, and the culture of feedback, and while we won't be able to publicly report back on our results, are committed to identifying and solving these issues. We're committed to creating an environment where every voice is respected and heard, and this is an important reminder that we have work to do to get there.
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