Fyber Reviews

Pros

- Fyber has competitive advantages such as SDK integrations with many leading games/apps, and also programmatic technologies. It is now well positioned in the industry as publishers start to demand header bidding technology for mobile apps. - SF office is in a nice, modern building close to BART - There are fun team events

Cons

Had typical integration issues with recent acquisitions, but that is getting smoother now

Pros

the pay check clears fine

Cons

This is one of the worst companies I've worked for, it has toxic culture.Management gaslights and lies you. Pay is average but they try to make it like its a startup, it is not. Lots of turnover and no transparency.

Advice to Management

be honest and stop spinning issues to mislead people.

Pros

The New York office has had a very good office culture in my time at Fyber despite some ups and downs and some tough periods. People genuinely seem to get along with each other and it shows. Our WeWork space has improved Overall, morale seems to be improving in other offices as well as things have stabilized after having to merge four companies and integrate them all into one unified company. The company seems... to have positive momentum now, though as with all ad tech companies that aren't FB or Google, there will always be some risks. Management seems to value career advancement and development, as they have looked to promote people rather than look for outside help and I've seen numerous examples of people being able to shift from one department to another if there's an opportunity. Management has also made a concerted effort to hire and promote women, including to leadership positions. Perks are pretty decent and PTO policy is relatively generous though not unlimited.

Cons

The company is not completely in the clear financially as some previous acquisitions left a heavy debt load but management has done a good job trying to address this. As said previously, we're not FB, Google, TheTradeDesk, or Amazon so there will be challenges, but that's not unique to Fyber. However, we will really need to execute well over the next 12-18 months to make sure Fyber is a viable company... long-term. Depending on your point of view, it might be a con that we're one of the smaller offices. Also, depending on your POV, working in a WeWork might be not be ideal. We're not as well-funded as some companies in the space and Fyber is a public company, so there are times that some perks are not as extravagant as at some other companies and travel policies (hotel allowances during business travel) can seem stingy.

Pros

-Great location right next to BART, nice office -Somewhat flexible working hours

Cons

-Poor/scatterbrained leadership; always changing directions and unclear where company is headed -Huge difference in effectiveness/quality of work across teams; some teams coast and some teams are worked like dogs with no recognition -No upward mobility and no learning/development since the company is NOT attracting the best of the best right now (not even close) -Very poor perception of the company from the rest... of the industry

Advice to Management

-Unfortunately I think it's too late to turn this around

Pros

Been here for almost a year, and it's been a great ride so far. Fyber has moved in the right direction with our product on both the demand and supply side and while last year there were growing pains, we're coming out of it and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Goals are very attainable and if you work hard you can make a good amount of money. Management knows what the few problems are and are working hard... to fix it. The office is super fun, everyone is friendly and we have weekly happy hours with snacks, games and drinks (best part is it's during regular work hours so you don't feel like you have to stay late to participate)

Cons

The light at the end of the tunnel can't come soon enough!

Advice to Management

Keep on keeping on!

Pros

- Great location in SF - Handful of great managers - One fantastic exec

Cons

- Handful of very bad managers - C-levels are aloof and difficult to talk to - Not enough benefits to make working in ad tech worth it. Ad tech is a soulless industry, so deciding to stay at an ad tech company requires benefits (remote work, flexible schedules, etc), none of which Fyber is willing to give. Contrast this to a company like Applovin, which gives employees the flexibility to make working in this... industry enjoyable. - Very male-dominated leadership - HR is not easy to talk to and hostile - Moving up is extremely difficult. Seems to have to threaten to quit to get a promotion.

Advice to Management

Realize that none of your employees are here because they love ad tech. So give them a reason to love the company instead.

Pros

Great people working together to help developers and publishers make money and improve monetization performance. Great benefits, excellent forward momentum as a company, growth industry, great people. 

Cons

Although this is not necessarily a con, but because we work long and hard at Fyber your personal life can be secondary. It's part of always trying to hire dedicated people.

Advice to Management

Focus on bringing good talents and continue to be transparent and listen to your employees.

Pros

-- Well positioned in the mobile ads space -- Investing deeply in new generation of ad tech -- Benefits from legacy experience of 4 merged companies -- Willing to learn from the past and not just repeat it -- Great new emphasis on more diversity in leadership roles -- Nice office locations tied into 6 global hubs

Cons

-- Current product offering is based on a mix of legacy tech from 4 companies merged via acquisitions. These products need to be unified. -- Complaints of disgruntled past employees were largely justified. -- New tech is very ambitious and it won't be easy to meet chosen deadlines. -- Still selling legacy tech that will be made obsolete by new products that are not yet available.

Advice to Management

Please continue to invest in the new tech so that we can move to a unified product this year!