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AOL Software Engineer reviews

4.3

18% would recommend to a friend

(63 total reviews)
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Tim Armstrong

76% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

5.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.5

Compensation and benefits

1.6

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated AOL with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 63 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. AOL is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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63 reviews
4.0
Nov 23, 2008

Great tech place to work, in spite of the management.

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Pros

Casual dress code, decent pay. Ability to work on large projects. There are some very smart engineers working at AOL, and the office can be very fun at time. If you have good managers to deflect the crap falling from above it's not a bad place to work. It's also a huge plus that you actually get to work on real products that ship, instead of the standard IT projects at most large companies that happen to have an IT department.

Cons

Lack of leadership. Lack of direction. The infighting between major parts of the org chart is shocking. The top management needs to pick a solid direction and run with it. RIght now the company as a whole is spread too thin, and will continue to be spread thin while the hiring freeze is on.

4.0
Jul 1, 2008

Misguided leadership = poor direction + disgruntled shareholders

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Pros

At the Columbus location, the culture was a holdover from CompuServe days. The work/life balance really showed respect for employees. We were expected to work hard and hit deadlines, but had the opportunity to work from home whether tending a sick family member, waiting on a repairman, or just not wanting to share the road with people who can't drive in the snow. It showed in the longevity and cohesiveness of our dev team which had an open door policy where you could just walk in and bounce ideas off others with being demeaned.

Cons

Layoffs and more layoffs. Offshoring just for the bottom line is not the answer and only erodes the product quality and employee morale. AOL failed to innovate ahead of the curve, but rather chose to play catch-up with its competitors. In the past few years, senior management seemed too enamored with helping their longtime buddies than returning the company to its leadership position.

1.0
Jul 1, 2008

For an Engineer who wants to advance in his career, should not join AOL

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Pros

Big Company, Lots of benefits in terms of learning new technologies from AOL University, Attending conferences and Technology Brown Bags. Easy place to slack off if you so desire.

Cons

Senior Management is very beurocratic, Too many product and project managers. Engineers are considered the peons. Reorgs every so often and layoffs follow every reorg. Employee Morale is always down.

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