Hierarchical and waterfall approach - Senior Software Engineer Simpplr Employee Review

2.0
Mar 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly team in UK office - Fun team get-togethers in Brighton - Talented people around, even if you don't get enough time to discuss with them

Cons

Pressure from the top to get projects done asap, with little regard for sustainability. Failure to break projects down into stages with internal releases. That sets the teams up for failure when there are inevitably bugs being found at far-too-late a stage Senior management do not ensure they get feedback from teams. Everything is filtered through middle management. Leads to poor decisions such as porting the legacy app to an entirely new one rather than decomposing it piece by piece.

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Simpplr Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write a review. One of our core values is excellence and bringing out greatness in our customers and each other. As the Chief Technology Officer overseeing engineering, I would welcome a conversation on ways we can continue to improve. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me directly.

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