WillowTree Reviews

Pros

* Really great people. Everybody is wonderful to work with and reliable. * You will learn a lot, especially out of school * Management is transparent * Feedback is taken seriously by management * Good benefits overall (parental leave, sabbaticals, etc) * Offices are super nice (pre Covid)

Cons

* Your experience may vary depending on the client/project. Some are miserable to work on, others are much more enjoyable * While WillowTree is generally transparent, their salaries are not. There is very little visibility into what your pay will be should you get promoted. * Compensation is not very competitive, especially with more and more companies giving the ability to work remotely post COVID. I don’t think living outside the Bay Area makes up for the gap here. * WillowTree claims to be a team of “A Players”. But if that’s true why are we not paid like A players? * If you’re not careful, growth can be tricky as you can get pigeonholed pretty easily into one platform as an engineer. You really have to advocate for yourself here. * There’s a lot of cheerleading about how great we are, and sometimes it just gets old.

Pros

I've had the same response to the question of what my favorite thing about working at WillowTree is for the entire 3 or so years that I've been here: I love coming to work every day being surrounded by people who aren't only amazing at what they do, but who are passionate about doing their best work and constantly aiming to improve their craft. Love my team; love feeling like I can be myself at work; love having the space and support to shape what I do and have an effect on the work we all do. WillowTree's easily the best job I've had. It's worth noting that the company's handling of the current situation around COVID has been about as good as could be, too. There is no pressure to return to the office (even if we have a brand new one waiting for us in Charlottesville!). There is complete support, understanding, and flexibility to make the best of the situation. Gives me reassurance that, despite rapid growth, we're still connected to our roots and committed to our Core Values.

Cons

It's no secret that diversifying the team is something that WillowTree needs to work on, especially at the top. That said, its commitment to doing so is real when it could easily be vapid lip service—all of our diversity initiatives undertaken with feedback and support from our Trees of Color ERG (Employee Resource Group). While it's a direction that we should have prioritized more earlier on, I believe that we're absolutely headed in the right one.

Pros

* Opportunities for upward mobility * Strong encouragement to learn new technology and to innovate * Great benefits * Transparency from the top down * Rich culture * Smart, pro-active business management * Direct access to executives * A strong and proven co-location philosophy * Input encouraged to any level of the company

Cons

* Inconsistent application of promotions and what job titles mean * Some communication breakdown between remote locations and executives * Lack of trust in their own core values

Pros

The people The CEO and CMO are approachable and seem to care Position flexibility (within reason- you can’t take a Designer role expecting to do QA work. But if you want the change, WT will support the career transition) I mostly feel listened to by branch leadership and upper levels execs Things are being done to increase DEI initiatives for ALL types of employees.

Cons

Diversity of thought Diversity of team Diversity Note: I’m a BIPOC Woman working in leadership, out of a sea of 40 ish program managers, there are only three of us. I don’t think the lack is because there just aren’t enough diverse candidates... Durham office vs Cville office vs Cbus office vibes are VERY DIFFERENT. Some voices may have a hard time being heard if you’re not open, unable to articulate your needs, and lack a understanding of general business etiquette. Sometimes some voices are louder than others. But TD and Mike are very open to hearing you out - I have direct experience in approaching them.

Pros

A lot of room for growth and advancement. There is encouragement for continuous improvement and education, education stipend is a solid perk. The company culture, even during COVID, has stayed strong. Management is transparent and does a great job of keeping the whole company on the same page. There are a lot of current and upcoming projects that are exciting and, for current, fun to work on. Co-workers are the best around, hands down. There is a real move to make the company more diverse and be a leader in the industry to push for positive change.

Cons

As comes with any project with a deadline, there are crunch times to get something out the door on time. However, team management make the effort to encourage taking time off to recharge.

Pros

Management is awesome and really cares about the employees

Cons

We have not started back in the office yet but WillowTree has helped get everyone situated for WFH