Autonomous and trusting culture - Software Engineer Narvar Employee Review

4.0
Jan 22, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- Fast-paced engineering culture that's turning the corner and moving toward modern stacks after resolving significant of tech debt - High level of trust in decision making and autonomy comes once you've proven to be reliable - Friendly and welcoming company culture - Great employee lunch catered daily by Caviar

Cons

- Changes in priorities and processes— seems to be constantly evolving, but getting much better - Global presence presents scheduling challenges (late nights or early mornings— but company is amenable to you being remote to manage this) - Compensation could be more competitive

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Narvar Response
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Thank you for your feedback! We're happy that you are enjoying your time at Narvar and are excited about the work that you do. We will take your feedback into account as we continue to improve upon our processes and prioritization and ease our global communications. We also hope you are as excited as we are for our new annual bonus plan to add to your compensation! Looking forward to see more amazing engineering work come to life from our incredibly talented teams :)

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5.0
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Pros

- Engineers get to work on new technology. - Interesting problems in logistics and post purchase space - Smart talented set of engineers If you like to step up and own things, deal with ambiguity and want to work in fast paced environment, you will enjoy, else you will be left behind.

Cons

- Work life balance could be a challenge if you work with teams across geos, but there is strong emphasis on friendlier times for meetings and teams are designed to work in respective time zones.

1.0
Dec 15, 2025
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Pros

Decent Pay. ICs are great people. Nothing else

Cons

This was one of the most toxic work environments I have experienced. If you value your mental health and prefer a supportive, professional culture, this is not the right place. I spent two years at the company, and during that time leadership consistently fostered a culture of fear rather than growth. The executive team, particularly the CEO and CRO, operated in a very cliquey manner. Employees who were not part of the “in group” were often publicly criticized or called out in meetings in ways that felt more focused on humiliating or embarrassing the employee than being constructive. Once leadership decided they no longer favored an employee, the focus shifted to pushing them out rather than supporting improvement or success. This created widespread anxiety and distrust across teams. Morale was extremely low. Numerous high-performing employees left without roles lined up (which says a lot given the current job market), and it was common for employees to openly discuss interviewing elsewhere and counting down the days until they could resign. If you are looking for a workplace where leadership takes accountability, communicates respectfully, and treats employees with professionalism, this is likely not the right fit.

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