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Black Mountain Systems

Now known as Allvue Systems

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Black Mountain Systems reviews

4.4

82% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Kevin MacDonald and Andy Horwitz

100% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Black Mountain Systems has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Black Mountain Systems 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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18 reviews
4.0
Aug 15, 2018

Great but not Perfect

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome coworkers! Seriously, culture fit is very important here and it pays off. Hardest part about deciding to leave was leaving the coworkers. Other stuff: Casual dress code. Beer on tap. Yearly company trip to tropical location. Challenging work. Fast growing company. Great Paternity and Maternity leave policy. Monthly feedback sessions (very personalized and constructive). Also, they are open to feedback and constructive criticism. My interactions with Senior Management was 99.9% very positive and friendly (can't think of a bad thing). There are cons but I would recommend this company.

Cons

Low pay compared to other tech companies. No real career trajectory. There are promotions but my feeling was that there was really only one level of attainable promotion after 2-4 years of work. However, this varies as People I worked with got promoted after 6 months to 1 year of work. They do recognize people that work hard and produce results. Benefits of a small company. However, I know people that have worked 3-4 years before being promoted. The Application Support Engineer position has high turnover (people going to other positions and leaving the company). I know this is specific but the lack of Application Support Engineers can cause stress on those that remain in that position and those in other positions. They are actively recruiting for this position but the interview process is brutal. There is some cliques and favoritism. Nothing awful but its there. Lastly, the company is transitioning from a startup to a medium size company and there are definitely growing pains. They recognize this but at times we felt like that while they recognize it they didn't do much to change some of the complaints. My personal opinion, the biggest growing pain they are facing is providing adequate training to new employees. They kinda throw you into the fire and have you learn while doing. This is because their software that they sell and support is very unique and customized. There are easily over 80 clients and every client can potentially have a different interface. No exaggeration, client A can look and act 70% different from client B.

4.0
Jun 25, 2018

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you like a tech culture- flexible hours, casual dress, communicating via IMs, etc- it will make you happy

Cons

people too reliant on emails/IM/etc. Small company so very limited trajectory to do different things within the company

5.0
Oct 29, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great working environment - Wonderful and competitive compensations - Very flexible working hours - Smart coworkers that are willing to help others succeed. - Accessible working location (Midtown, Manhattan) - FUN. (Happy hours, company trips, office parties...) - Non-stressful, meaningful work - Very nice, fun and talkative CEOs and managers

Cons

- VERY selective interview process, may have missed out on some potentially great candidates. But this is also a pro, since everyone that works there are not only smart, but also fits the culture of the company - Must be willing to learn to succeed

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Black Mountain Systems Response
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Thanks for the wonderful and humbling review. I am glad you are not too stressed, since I think most people are, as business is booming! We are doing what we can to hire as fast as we can, but we are not willing to lower the standards that have made us successful to date. That said, I think it isn't too grueling a process and we do our best to identify potential, which most hiring managers find more important than current skills. HINT: Be as transparent about everything as you can possibly be. Be self aware and honest about what you know and what you don't know. Many unsuccessful candidates are not asking enough questions to figure stuff out during the interview and are not being transparent. If someone asks you a question like, what is your biggest weakness and your answer is something like, "I work too hard" or "I care too much", you are definitely not going to be hired. For good reason. You are either way better than anyone at this company and you should strive for better, or we simply can't trust you to speak what is really on your mind.
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