Formation.dev reviews

4.9

100% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Sophie Novati

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

Formation.dev has an employee rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Formation.dev employee rating is 31% above average for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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15 reviews
5.0
Mar 30, 2022
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Pros

- The company lives and breathes its mission - Co-workers actually care about and support each other - Everyone is genuinely interested in doing good work - Remote-first!

Cons

- Not really a con, but the company holds itself to a high standard. Be ready to do some of your best work here!

5.0
Jun 3, 2021
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Pros

High caliber team. This is without question the strongest team I’ve ever been a part of. We support one another deeply, while also having the strength and trust to debate ideas and challenge each other to be the best versions of ourselves. I feel very lucky to get to work every day with some of the smartest, kindest, and hardest working people. Culture of speed, autonomy, and growth. Our founders are stellar engineers from Facebook and have imbued our culture with a penchant for experimenting and moving quickly. We emphasize clear alignment on goals, prioritization, and leading with context so that team members can autonomously find the best way to achieve success. It creates an enthusiastic environment that supports trying out wild ideas and diligently learning from each action we take. Powerful mission. There are so many talented people outside of the tech bubble who are trying to find a way in. Simultaneously, tech companies want to diversify their engineering teams but struggle to fill roles. It's painful to watch. There's a huge opportunity for us to bridge that gap, and in doing so improve the lives of thousands of people by helping them become excellent at their craft and land amazing jobs they love. It genuinely feels great to work towards this every day, and it feels like there is so much more we can do. Incredible program that is changing lives. Fellows who go through our program are blown away by how much they learn -- and the offers they are able to land :D. It's a joy getting to know them and watch their journeys (if you're interesting in joining our team, I highly recommend you track some of them down on LinkedIn to hear from them first-hand). Our program goes much beyond teaching technical coding skills -- it prepares fellows with the perspective they need to be stellar engineers, and the mentality to excel at overcoming all problems they face through iteration, reflection, and a growth mindset.

Cons

We are a small team. Most startups fail. Knowing this we work hard and bring an urgency to hitting our goals that is more intense than other companies I've worked at. If you're considering joining, I think it's important to be ready for that and make sure it's aligned with what you're looking for.

5.0
Jun 1, 2021
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Pros

I was a former fellow in their program and experienced first hand their overwhelming knowledge/passion/support to empower Fellows to pursue their dream careers in tech. They are a team of extremely brilliant, highly motivated, and kind people who truly give their all on the day-to-day and I am super grateful to be a part of this team. I work closely with the CTO to build features/work on bug fixes and he is one of the best mentors I've ever had. He genuinely cares about your career and wants you to succeed(very much mirroring the mission of Formation). He is a major pro. Also, the CEO cares very much about each employee and making sure everyone is aligned with their goals. Like when you onboard, you meet with team members you'll work closely with to get to know each other’s working style which leads to a better understanding of each other and in general more productiveness. She's built/continues to strive for an open environment to voice our opinions and she empowers us to be the best version of ourselves.

Cons

I genuinely can't think of one.

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