Nice place to work at, for some - Engineer Transifex Employee Review

Hi there, and thank you for putting in the time to share your thoughts. Micro-managing is a big no-no. It means there's no trust — which you also brought up. No trust means deep trouble and a crucial conversation (or three) is needed right away. I wish you expanded more on the strategy piece you feel is constantly moving. Our long-term strategy and vision have always been the same (although I do admit we can do more to simplify the messaging and repeat it more frequently). Our quarterly goals have changed, every now and then, but I honestly feel that that's important. We are nimble, and we are reactive to what our customers need from us. I don't know any other way for a growing, profitable company. It's true that we tend to promote talented Engineers to the Tech Lead / Engineering Manager positions, rather than bringing in people with that experience from outside Transifex. Even our CTO has been promoted internally after 8 years with Transifex. Tech Leads have been promoted after they've been with Transifex for 4+ years. This means they tend to not have much experience managing people. But it also means they have a ton of experience in our Engineering team, our culture, our product, and our market. I don't agree with you that we have a pattern of firing people in leading positions. First, we don't share details when we're parting ways with someone — so it might be that they decided to transition to a different role on their own. Two, many of our leaders, such as in Engineering, Product, Customer Success, and Engineering teams — they've all been with the company for many years. Dimitris Glezos Founder & CEO