Dinosaur pretending to be a Software Company - Software Engineer Vertafore Employee Review

2.0
Feb 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The engineers and BA's are amazing people. Smart, hard working, honest, and full of integrity. Insurance is good, though the cost of it is going up. Lots of a vacation, flexible schedule, good equipment and tools.

Cons

Do you like being micro-managed? This is the place for you! Bonus structure stinks. Taking vacation actually jeopardizes your incentive amounts. Meetings are planned for everything. Everyone has to weigh in on what, why, how are where. Including people who have no idea what you're working on or any idea about the technology stack you're using. My manager had never heard of 90% of the tools we were using. Yet, he was qualified to critique our workloads, etc. These meetings lead to a lack of productivity. In 1 year I wrote less than 8 lines of code a day. We're not talking about earth shattering stuff either. The biggest downfall is Vertafore does not embrace change. They have a good user base and opportunities to really provide some innovative stuff. But management (old timers that refuse to change) have a "We've always done it this way..." mentality. We all know this is the most dangerous phrase in the English language. Management will request something new, but then tell you how to do it and what stack to use, manage the process to death and in the end cry fowl when nothing is done or the modules end up being garbage.

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5.0
Apr 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

•An extremely strong company culture with values that are far more than just words on a marketing flyer. •Genuine opportunities for career advancement and low employee turnover rates. Employees have a reason to stay. •Leadership that listens to feedback and acts on it. •A fun and flexible work environment. Most positions are hybrid but the Denver office has plenty of company events and perks for in-office days.

Cons

•Insurance is a timeless industry. Being a technology company in this market means some things move extremely fast, while others move slow.

4.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits, great culture, great managers, and good work/life balance. Fair opportunity for advancement, although openings for promotion can be limited within smaller locations of the company. Great company for entry level candidates.

Cons

Below market rate for the position.

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