Cotality Software Developer reviews

3.6

81% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)
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Pat Dodd

74% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Cotality with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Cotality is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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57 reviews
5.0
Jul 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

You work with technical experts and you're encouraged to become an expert. We use latest/greatest practices and technologies and are encouraged to learn them. The most legit claim to Agile, DevOps, & XP buzzwords that I have come across at a large corporation. Good pay, good benefits, good work environment. The "Labs" teams do an amazing job of hiring good people that are nice to work with. There is an impressive combination of pointing out problems WHILE maintaining a positive attitude and sense of ownership. By this I mean: those of us that think things can be better, we are empowered and encouraged to execute improvements. It's not perfect, but even when improvements aren't immediate, we see a path forward.

Cons

I paint a pretty rosie picture and it is. There can be pain in transition sometimes, but I think that's the nature of changing technologies and improvement - it's not "comfortable" There are facts of a great workplace like this that are unavoidable. Pair programming, in-person, with good people, requires that you are in the office together. That means almost no remote work(from home). Pairing means you don't have your "own" space where you put up photos of the kids next to your Swingline stapler. This is a tough pill for old school devs used to traditional environments. I, personally, have found it great for my personal/professional improvement.

3.0
Nov 7, 2018

Software Developer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Great People. Very knowledgeable and great to learn from. * Laid back environment * Good work-life balance. * Aggressively looking to improve

Cons

* Large disconnect between upper management and employees, but incredibly sensitive to the shareholders. A quarter where expectations are exceeded will still be met with layoffs and/or wage freezes if the shareholders aren't happy. Often times decisions are made without any feedback from the employees and major details are overlooked as a result. * Turnover is high, and the company doesn't put in enough effort to replace departing workers. It common for a departing employee's role to be reassigned to their subordinate without a promotion/raise or the hiring of a new employee. * Upper management is still trying to define the company's direction. New programs all over the company are started and ended at a moment's notice. Policies change often. * Very silo-ed. Communication between departments is extremely difficult. It's often easier to get support from 3rd party companies than using internal solutions from other departments.

2.0
Aug 10, 2017

Not a Pro-Employee Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, competitive pay at my location, good (great) people at the lower levels

Cons

No attempts to retain employees, layoffs, no yearly raises that were promised (while the stock price is currently beating the S&P)

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