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3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,593 total reviews)
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Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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2.0
Jan 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will have the chance to work on some really cool, cutting edge stuff, and are encouraged (can even change your scope or job) to develop a solution to anything you see can be improved.

Cons

Even though the company is spending billions on data center development, they will do it at your expense. You will be over scoped, under resourced (spread thin), and even if you are a star performer and receive an “exceeds” on your performance evals, you will likely never gain a promotion (especially beyond L6) or receive a raise of any significance.

5.0
Dec 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Gain extensive experience in developing and maintaining highly scalable distributed systems. - Be constantly challenged which gives you an opportunity to become a better engineer. - Pay is pretty good.

Cons

- WLB is not great. - Expect to put in more than 40 hours/week of work. - Sometimes, internal politics and bureaucracy can undermine progress significantly.

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