ChowNow Software Developer reviews

1.2

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Kanika Soni

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1.0
Oct 27, 2025
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Pros

- People culture led to hiring colleagues that were great to work and socialize with even if just for a short time - good networking - Codebase wasn’t the worst but representative of what happens when you have a 100 person team that shrinks to 30 over the years. They need to reduce the number of services.

Cons

- Company can’t find Product Market Fit so constantly chasing revenue experiments like putting up obnoxious ads to diners - Hiring quality seems to have gone downhill due to the above, impacting hires from the very top all the way down - Went from a CEO passionate about the product to someone that apparently admitted preferring competitors apps - Leadership town halls imply a weak or missing strategy from the top and frankly, word salad explanations for anything critical - Did I mention layoffs? They seem to be about every 6 months, plus they’ve forced out over half the leadership team since the start of the year.

2.0
Mar 27, 2024
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Pros

Pay is decent There are some really nice people Adequate tools Pre-multiple layoffs, we had a really good company culture. Now it's mostly "get the work done". Product team is tired and weary. There are(were) amazing product owners and product managers guiding the way and trying to protect the culture.

Cons

Micromanagement on every level top-down. No one feels like they can make their own decision and be confident about it. Eng leadership and actual leadership have different viewpoints, and the product team is in the middle negotiating and taking the blame. Eng leadership experience is outdated as they have been at ChowNow for so long.

3.0
Feb 26, 2024
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Pros

ChowNow leaned heavily into Agile Software Development during my time there. The company paid for a Scrum Master certification course for everyone who was willing to take it. Work was organized and progress was measured according to Agile practices.

Cons

Team dynamics were more tribal and territorial than collaborative. Some individuals are genuinely helpful and willing to work hard towards common objectives. Others seem to elevate their personal work preferences over the needs and goals of the team. Unfortunately the latter are long-time employees and protected by management.

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