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Updated Nov 11, 2023
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- 5.0Nov 1, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Great place to work, ambitious roadmap, smart people who work hard, remote first
Cons
Startup growing pains, legacy tech systems
2 - 2.0Nov 11, 2023Software EngineerFormer EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
Smart and capable co-workers Remote
Cons
Terrible work/life balance Company has had recent setbacks to its revenue stream and is downsizing. Instead of flattening the org, they are quiet firing individual contributors and line managers. This puts additional stress on the lower level employees who do the brunt of day-to-day operational work while doing nothing about the bloated middle management who frankly seem clueless and are milking the company for all it's worth.
1 - 5.0Sep 10, 2023RecruitingCurrent Employee
Pros
Everyone there genuinely wants to win and succeed. It’s a challenging environment to hire because the bar is so high, but it translates into bringing in the strongest talent and best fits for the company leading to better performance and culture fits. Highly principled, tons of autonomy, futuristic organization solving global issues makes for an attractive sell.
Cons
It takes a while for recruiters and managers to become calibrated due to the hiring bar and understanding the nuances of what the CEO will approve of for hires (still a small company so he still interviews everyone as the last step) but he does have the best interest of the company in mind to bring in those who will be most successful and drive the most impact
3 - 4.0Oct 30, 2023Software EngineerCurrent EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
great engineering culture, high bar, high accountability
Cons
sometimes the ops burden can be high for engineers
- 4.0Oct 16, 2023Junior Data AnalystFormer Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
- great fast paste and candid culture - smartest people around - lean teams, high responsibility
Cons
- Having to balance too many projects - Not a clear career trajectory
1 - 2.0Oct 8, 2023Engineering ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Remote work. Interesting work with a modern Tech Stack. Some talented engineers
Cons
New engineering leadership is pernicious. Strong engineers are leaving or just checked out.
2 - 5.0Jun 20, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Paxos has been a breath of fresh air after coming from previous roles in more traditional corporate settings. The culture is extremely innovative and intellectual, without being stressful and intense. My work-life balance has drastically improved, and every colleague is genuinely a nice and wanting to work together. I used to think I had to choose between either interesting work and a stressful environment, or a mundane role with a friendlier setting. With Paxos, it truly is the best of both worlds. I feel challenged and engaged, but not burnt out.
Cons
In an ever-changing digital asset environment, it can be challenging to constantly change approaches and strategies. That being said, this kind of pace forces you to become a creative thinker and has been very fulfilling.
4 - 5.0Mar 27, 2023Talent AcquisitionCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Founder-led organization Mission-driven People-led Learning & growth opportunities The people are one of the best things about working for Paxos. Everyone is high caliber, mission-driven, smart, high performers, but also super friendly and nice. I was looking for a company that had a great mission that would have a global social impact, and creating an open inclusive financial system is definitely something that can affect everyone. I also love how dynamic the blockchain industry is, which means there is always something to learn, and there are constant changes and pivots. If you are someone who is highly adaptive and flexible and enjoys that sort of dynamic environment, this is a great place to work. Paxos has team offsites, which are a great way to create connection in a flexible virtual environment, so I appreciate that leadership values this part of the culture.
Cons
Ambiguous environment as expected of a start up environment which means if you're not used to navigating ambiguity, you may experience lack of clear direction or overly manual processes that need reiterating on.
3 - 1.0Feb 16, 2023RecruitingFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
They do a good job selling the company and the role up front. Weekly All Hands meetings keep employees updated on the business. Remote environment
Cons
In my opinion, it is near impossible to chart a path to progress with hiring as evidenced by the number of days open in open roles. I saw little to no empowerment at Paxos. I saw a lack of diversity and there did not seem to be a focus to fix it. Before you consider Paxos make sure to do your homework. How long has the role you are considering been open? How many others held that role and for how long and anything you are told in the hiring process.....validate on your own. Talk to people who use to work there, not just employees there. Do a search on LinkedIn.....who else held the role you are applying for and for how long. Reach out and talk to them.
9 - 5.0Jul 15, 2023People TeamCurrent EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
good culture that fosters trial and error, operational efficiencies, and a social culture
Cons
none that i can think of
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Paxos has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 87 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at Paxos to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.
78% of Paxos employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Paxos 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Paxos to be career development, benefits, senior leadership and the cons to be management .
