Autonodyne reviews

I swear leadership is drunk half the time ive interacted with them. Communication is terrible. Task requirements are nonsense or just sound technical without saying anything. One of the leads has multiple complaints over sexism and yet still works here. Ive been sucked into one too many "hot or not" conversations than i ever thought i would in a professional setting. Ive listened to a "director of engineering" complain how they believe ivy league engineers are too snobby to be a culture fit openly at a pizza party. I watched another lead pubicly humiliate a new engineer's PR for what seemed like a personal vendetta than as professional criticism. The CEO gives me silent looks that makes me feel... uncomfortable. The Managers have openly complained about engineers and have once heard the CEO say "want him gone? Say the word" over what seemed like a minor social blunder. I feel like i work in a passive aggressive loony bin.

1. The engineering management, most of them joined right out of university in around 2018-2020. They were then elevated into "manager" positions within a couple of years and "director/VP" positions in perhaps 4-5 years (maybe even quicker?). I suspect the CEO did this as a retention tactic. Tons of other reviews cover all this entails so you can read those accounts for more information and come to your own judgment. 2. Many of the people who joined and were competent over the years (i.e. did a lot of heavy lifting) have left for greener pastures. I would expect the exodus to continue. By the end, they'll be left with the scraps. 3. Compensation, to my recollection it's similar to traditional defense companies (not accounting for any benefits). Compared to rising defense startups it's on the more underwhelming side. 4. The company uses timesheets to track and bill hours, so it seemed there was an incentive to keep, or grow employee bloat and move quality further down the priority chain. Some of this was reflected in their hiring. Management inexperience, or even insecurity, possibly played a role in this. I do think if the company shifted business models, it could reasonably get by with fewer engineers, assuming they are competent.