Imgur Reviews

Pros

Fast startup atmosphere at a company with extreme year over year growth. No job is perfect except this one.

Cons

Some people can't keep up with the fast pace.

Pros

Bloody great people. Who let you be yourself. No professional robot version of yourself necessary. Incredible company mission that genuinely glows as a light of positivity in an otherwise toxic social landscape. All the memes you could ever dream of. Really cool "Discover the Magic of the Internet" tagline (okay, I admit it, I came up with that).

Cons

Alan thinks he's the world's best smash Bros player. Which might actually be true, but it's still a con. The view from the office can be a little distracting.

Pros

While lots of companies have smart people (and Imgur is no exception), there's some things that allow Imgur to stand out. For starters, everyone who is here wants to be here and shares the goal of making a great internet community even greater. This is seen in how motivated everyone is to put out a product they're proud of, and as a result, management is able to give individuals a good amount of freedom in how they get their work done. This, combined with an excellent benefits package (best available health insurance at extremely low employee cost, 25 vacation days and 11 holidays, a $500 "passion fund" stipend, gym benefits, and more) have spoiled me on other companies. Additionally, Imgur has shown that it will promote from within when people deserve the position and it's available - I've seen many other places forgo the hard worker who deserves it for an outside hire, which always is a frustration. Finally, everyone I've worked with here has been a pleasure to work with. Even when there's arguments about how to tackle a certain problem, everyone treats each other with respect and civility. All opinions matter, and are taken into account. I've worked at other companies, from startups to large established companies, and Imgur has been the best employee experience I've had.

Cons

Slack is used heavily, which can make it harder to get away from work in the evening and weekends, but if you take the effort to set that you're away, you can get away without too much trouble.

Pros

I've been at Imgur for three years now and I have to say it's the best company I've every worked for. Start-ups get a bad rap for being known as places with crapy work/life balance. Imgur is a place that truly respects work/life balance and at the same time keeps a high bar for output and performance. I've had the opportunity to do some of my best work here and I truly feel like I'm part of a family. I know there is a huge focus on continuing to grow the Imgur product, make the company even more diverse and building a company for the future. All of those things excite me and I'm proud to work here. The benefits are some of the best in the business and the pay is competitive as well.

Cons

Imgur has had amazing organic scale and growth. I believe the company is at a very interesting crossroads for the future and I see the product team pushing the limits on the expectations for the future of our product. I think the future is unknown from a product perspective and that makes some people uneasy. However, the team is committed to Imgur being different and truly being a place that lifts the worlds spirits for a few moments everyday. It's going to be an interesting ride and I'm proud to be part of it.

Pros

- The team actively cares about keeping the site's community healthy and always keeps that in mind when making product decisions. - HUGE amount of traffic gives everyone great exposure to working at scale and building products that impact a HUGE audience. - The company does a great job of reflecting the embodying the company values and incorporating them into everyday actions. One of our values is that everything is an iteration and we often see this on the engineering side where we'll frequently give new technology a shot and to actively improve our process. - Great people and culture. Everyone is very mindful of each other as a person and working to make sure that we're all supported and provided opportunities for growth. There is a lot of promotion from within and opportunities to help out with other departments.

Cons

- The company had gone through a growth spurt in the past and some people had to wear many different hats for a period of time. Things have leveled out recently and its great to see people able to focus more on their primary role.