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Backflip Studios

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Backflip Studios reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Todd Heringer

81% approve of CEO

20% positive business outlook

Backflip Studios has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Backflip Studios employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews
4.0
Dec 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good work/life balance, fun & friendly atmosphere, slightly flexible hours, in Boulder, recognize & reward hard work, tries to make employees happy, has access to good IP

Cons

Building getting crowded, some project management difficulties (probably due to growing so fast), AC in office is too hot or too cold

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Backflip Studios Response
10y
We have been getting a little crowded around here. So glad we're expanding our workspace to accommodate all of our great new hires! Hang in there for a few more weeks....
4.0
Dec 8, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people here are great. Backflip has done an amazing job of assembling an extremely talented team full of some of the nicest and easiest to work with people I've been lucky enough to call coworkers. I honestly look forward to coming to work every day. Backflip does a good job taking care of it's employees and acknowledging their efforts. The compensation/benefits package is among the most competitive I've seen in my career and there are tons of wonderful, additional perks that come with the job. The work/life balance here is pretty positive and flexible so long as you're meeting expectations and deadlines on your project. Leadership is very approachable and always willing to communicate with the employees. There also seems to be a willingness to listen to the employees and try to improve upon shortcomings.

Cons

Growing from a very small, flat company to a larger company has definitely presented a number of obstacles that have caused issues at times. Lack of real deparment structure has been cause for issues of determining who has final say/approval of decisions as they relate to a product. Decision making sometimes feels reactionary or uninformed by a solid pre-production process, which sometimes results in development teams not being set up for success. It also sometimes feels like we "bite off more than we can chew", green lighting internal projects that we don't have the resources to appropriately staff. Admittedly, I think manage has done a good job recently of listening to these concerns as well as making some very strong hires to help address such issues and improve our processes.

5.0
Dec 1, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome work environment. A Level of Work/Life balance you will struggle to find elsewhere in the industry. Amazing Benefits. We have a studio full of super talented, really passionate, creative people here that love making games. And it makes working here a great experience. Overarching change is slow for most companies, but there is a clear drive that has developed here recently to improve the company by sharing our collective knowledge and experience to establish solid processes and best practices. All in the name of making better and better games.

Cons

Growing from ~10 people to over 100 inside of 5 years is challenging for any company. And, it is clear that there are still some things that need to be learned about how to successfully manage and direct such a large company in such a competitive industry.

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Backflip Studios Response
9y
Thanks for letting us know how we're doing. We are constantly learning and growing as a company and are fortunate to have such talented employees providing input and helping to lead us in the right direction.
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