CircleCI Software Developer reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(14 total reviews)
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Jim Rose

45% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

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14 reviews
2.0
Feb 6, 2024

Not Great

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Pros

Remote was nice for a while and so was work-life balance

Cons

The company seems to be heading in no clear direction and transparency seems to be extremely low. Lots of cuts in all areas of the business and they seem to only be trying to keep the lights on at this point

4.0
Sep 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- diverse set of tech stacks - opportunity to work on interesting projects - you get to work with really smart engineers

Cons

- competitors in the ci/cd market are pretty big names - legacy code written in Clojure which can be annoying

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CircleCI Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience working at CircleCI. We greatly appreciate your feedback and are thrilled to hear that you consider us a solid company with opportunities for growth. We are proud to offer a diverse set of tech stacks, providing our employees with the chance to work on interesting and impactful projects. Regarding the challenges posed by competitors in the CI/CD market, we definitely acknowledge that the current landscape is highly competitive. That said, we firmly believe that our dedication to innovation, continuous improvement, and customer-focus sets us apart. We are committed to staying ahead of market trends and providing our clients with the best solutions and support in the industry. As a technology company, we definitely understand the importance of maintaining and evolving our codebase to ensure efficiency and developer engagement. We continuously assess our technology choices and strive to strike a balance between leveraging our existing codebase and adopting newer technologies. We value your contributions and look forward to providing further opportunities for your growth and development within our organization.
2.0
Sep 7, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

People there really wanted to make a difference, and worked very hard to do so. You can tell a lot of people cared about the projects and features they were working on. There was quite a bit of autonomy and a good work life balance. I got hired during a time when salaries were inflated, so for me, pay was quite decent compared to the market. Benefits were average for a tech company. I would give a 2.5 out of 5 if halves were allowed.

Cons

Benefits were average for a tech company. It's a very established startup with an option plan that isn't too appealing, since the company is still private after all that time, with what is now a floundering offering. Vision from leadership was all over the place and felt chaotic. Management was not great as a result, and there was no real path for career development. A lot of things that should have been simple ended up with too many hands involved (mostly from the top down), and got unnecessarily complicated. Getting things done was difficult because everyone had opinions, which often clashed. It would take days to get a response out of some people. It was an incredibly frustrating environment to work in. The company has had two rounds of layoffs in about a six month timeframe, and I genuinely believe if leadership had a clear vision for the company and product these could have been avoided.

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