Don't believe the hype - Software Developer OpenCraft Employee Review

1.0
Jun 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work is usually nice

Cons

- Very cliquish culture, there are a few people who have been there for years and they don't seem to care for new people - Very little internal communication, if your not part of the in crowd getting a code review for a 100 line PR can take a week or more. Management will then punish you for not finishing on time, not the person who took a week to get back to you on the PR. - Code standards aren't particularly high, getting a PR approved is more about how much someone likes you than the quality of your code. Don't believe the corporate PR reviews. The standard of work done is totally average for a software company. You shouldn't have to deal with not being payed for your work or not having basic questions answered when working. There is plenty of opportunities out there for a good developer, so why stay at a place that treats workers as completely disposable hiring and firing dozens of people a year for a team of 15... The fact that their response to bad reviews has been to talk themselves up instead of dealing with their issues says a lot about the management style. As other reviews mentioned this is more a loose collection of freelancers than a real company, but it's not hard to find better gigs out there.

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5.0
Aug 27, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

* The level of autonomy and ability to affect change within the company is unmatched. * The all-remote workstyle is truly all-remote. * Highly selective process means everyone's good at what they do. Haven't had to deal with jerks. * Mostly flat organizational style means a more cooperative atmosphere rather than competing for promotions.

Cons

* Compensation can be on the lower side of if you live in the US, especially if you live in a coastal city * The level of autonomy can be too much for people who prefer to work with a direct manager that gives them tasks * Negotiating your rate well to start is very important, as raises are percentage-based and team-wide rather than individual. This can

5.0
Jan 8, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Everything is set up for effective remote work. Requirements are detailed and precise, and developers can manage their own time. Standards are high, with rigorous code reviews and very talented colleagues. Strong free software ethos - everything is open source.

Cons

Some of the work is a bit tedious (lots of DevOps tasks). The edX project has a lot of stakeholders, so each change goes through several rounds of review and the pace of development can be very slow.

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