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      Edelman Financial Engines

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      Edelman Financial Engines reviews

      3.3

      48% would recommend to a friend

      (482 total reviews)
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      Ralph Haberli

      22% approve of CEO

      44% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Senior management

      Edelman Financial Engines has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 482 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Edelman Financial Engines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      482 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 23, 2014

      Good company for talented engineers and product managers

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It feels good to build useful applications that help people plan their retirement. CEO and EVPs believe in the mission of the company and work to make it a success. Very flexible work environment. Nice office environment in Sunnyvale. Good opportunities for promotion for those with the talent and inclination to move into management.

      Cons

      Too much reliance on ancient legacy code that should have been rewritten years ago. Management appears to think passing tests = good code quality; not much interest in emphasizing maintainability, understandability, etc. We've been slow to adopt new practices and frameworks. The transition to Agile was brutal. Project deadlines were decided top-down based on business requirements same as before, but with a ridiculous amount of time wasted in Agile meetings. Pay and benefits are probably average or might be below average.

      2.0
      Sep 18, 2014

      Have's and the have nots

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Passion of the people prior to 2010 (year of public offering). It WAS a wonderful place to work before the VP's and execs got a taste of the good life... possible exception the CEO, who is an amazing, charismatic, and intelligent person who unfortunately has surrounded himself with a poor team.

      Cons

      The way the VP's and Execs treat their employees is truly despicable. The way employees are ordered around and spoken to, particularly by certain individuals in client services, is worthy of HR attention. 1 level in the organization separated those who became millionaires and those who made enough off their options to perhaps buy a car. What was once perhaps a mission driven company interested in helping average participants with their retirement preparedness, became another corporation beholden to their stockholders, only interested in lining their own pockets.

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