Sift Reviews

Pros

Flexibility First philosophy. Work from where you want. Offices are slowly opening, but no requirement to go in. We hire around the world, so many employees do not live near a physical office. Serious commitment to supporting intentional distributed / remote work practices. The values are not just words on the website. Sift is a true learning organization that allows employees to experiment and even fail as long as we have an Ever Better mindset where we work together to learn from mistakes and grow together. I keep pinching myself wondering when the other shoe will drop. This company is so supportive of employees in many, many ways. There is a high level of trust and psychological safety. DEI is a huge focus. 56% of the executive team are women. Two board members are women. 50% of people managers are women. The recruiting team very intentionally builds diverse pipelines of candidates and the leadership team truly believes that all types of diversity makes us better as a business. This is a safe space. People share that they can be their authentic selves at work. Leaders are highly transparent and great communicators. There are many people whose job it is to support building employee community which helps us connect with each other across the world in really intentional ways. Employee engagement scores are off the charts.

Cons

Some key supporting functions are being built out so it will take some time to move to the next phase as a company. But the building blocks are in place and progress being made.

Pros

The culture is a friendly one.

Cons

There's little organizational support. Lack of expertise amongst leadership. Product claims don't seem to be on track with what is actually available. Little confidence that Sift currently has an accurate or correct machine learning product, and little belief that the current organization will be able to overcome this hurdle. Seems like a company that just wants to develop "weapons of math destruction."

Pros

Great culture when hired, team I worked with was incredibly inclusive, great runway for growth.

Cons

lack of communication, and accountability.

Pros

Nice working environment and people Never boring - a lot of things to work on Interesting engineering tasks A lot of opportunities for learning and development

Cons

Engineering stack is messy Low compensation and benefits especially as you grow in level. More focus on getting new people rather than keeping good people who are already in the company

Pros

The benefits are good. Unlimited PTO, mandatory mental health days(needed), Gym reimbursement/WFH stipend, commuter benefits (when in office), daily lunch (in office). You will learn a lot here. The industry has been/is evolving very fast and there is a lot of information to absorb. A common phrase that was thrown around was "drinking out of a firehose" during on-boarding but the information has a real-world application that can help it be more digestible. There are really smart and experienced professionals here that are great to network with and learn from.

Cons

As a salesperson, it is very difficult to hit quota. However, once you have a steady pipeline, it can be good. but again, the road there is not fun. (cross your fingers a territory that includes Sift used to have a much bigger presence than it does today. Product has fallen behind in recent years due to growing pains and lack of product innovation. Because of this, many competitors have emerged whose products have evolved to cover more current customer needs. Many of the product downfalls that led to angry customers were thrown onto the support/sales eng to put out the fires. Lots of blame throwing and frustration has accelerated the decline. Culture is not what it used to be. The company used to stick to its values more in previous years but towards the end of my time, it felt very forced upon the employees. The company has cliques that can definitely have an impact on the trajectory of your career if you are not "in" or "liked enough". Many of these cliques are influenced by senior leadership and favoritism while has led many great employees to find jobs elsewhere.