Good Medium Sized Company Trying to Head in the Right Direction - Software Engineer III ARI Network Services Employee Review

- Hiring process is often slow, even after the offer letter and the accepting of a position. It took ARI two weeks to allow me to start working after I accepted the position. It is amazing that despite this there are a lot of very good software engineers that work here. - For a software based company ARI is trying but seems to be more sales focused than tech focused. - Some of the normal tools for a software company are not provided or used (R#, nCover or some other coverage tool, style cop not used, etc.) Visual Studio Premium through a Gold membership is the extent of tools a software engineer gets here. - Software shop is spread over several locations and is not properly formalized. Test driven development is more of a wish than a reality and there are no real code standards in place. - Only desktops no laptops. - At the time of this writing, medical is barely OK, and dental only covers orthodontics for children which is substandard to other tech companies in the area. I would give the benefits a barely average rating overall. - There dose not seem to be a performance/raise program in place. This means to me that there is a high chance that due to inflation the company will essentially be telling you that you are worth less every year. - The bathroom situation at my current office location is less than desirable. The lock is hard to use the key on and there is only one toilet which is usually in use and one urinal. It is not uncommon to see a line in the restroom here.