CIBO reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Daniel Ryan

45% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

CIBO has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CIBO 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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25 reviews
5.0
Jul 20, 2018

Amazingly Smart and Down-to-Earth People

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Pros

The culture at CiBO is truly one of kind. Amazing people who are incredibly smart and purpose driven. You can tell from the second you walk through the door that this company is going places and it is an honor to be a part of it. From the top down, you get to know everyone personally and build relationships. A truly "flat" company.

Cons

Sometimes the laid-back culture can slow down progress. Continue to push through even when it seems like there is no pressure!

5.0
Feb 1, 2018
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Pros

While the bar may be pretty high to get in, CiBO is committed to learning & training. I've participated in training in both Scala and statistics. The people at CiBO are high caliber. They're mind-bogglingly smart & experienced, but at the same time most are patient teachers. Culture is given high importance. It is recognized that "culture is key", particularly in a high-growth startup.

Cons

Having many experienced software engineers around, there are many strong opinions and even assumptions. That's not necessarily bad, but prepare to question and be questioned.

5.0
Jan 31, 2018

Best Job I've Ever Had

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Pros

CiBO has a strong cultural commitment to multidisciplinary solutions (truly fusing the approaches from many diverse disciplines: math/stats/Bayesian/functional programming/software engineering/plant science...), team work, learning and development, and transparency. At the end of the day, that culture trumps process and structure and moves us forward together. We have a very unique business model for a software company that let's us be tightly integrated with our customers to truly understand their needs and ensure that our software is solving their issues. CiBO has a very high % of very senior developers (10-15yr+ and 25yr+) that changes the culture and work experience to be more "chill" and focused on the best solutions instead of political posturing. We work using cutting edge technologies (MCMC, mechanistic crop modeling, Scala, HTML5 Canvas) backed by well-principled approaches (Bayesian, Functional Programming, Computer Science theory, real agronomic and plant science theory) applied to a problem that really matters - improving sustainable global agriculture. We have the freedom, permission and resources to do our work right, without financial or political constraints. I am always the rate limiting factor to delivering for the business, not anything imposed by the organization.

Cons

The team is constantly doubling in size, so there is a moderate background level of ambiguity/uncertainty in structure/roles/responsibilities/planning that takes time and effort to wade through. Communication and team work is exceptionally higher here than anywhere I've ever worked, but still not enough to avoid some level of inadvertently hurt feelings, lack of perfect synchronization, some duplication of effort, etc. We are operating on the cutting edge of business model innovation, scientific innovation and software excellence, so it takes real work and moderate frustration to get everyone on the same page and account for the uncertainties and diverse needs and requirements/opportunities of everyone involved.

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