Great Team, Ruthless, Underpaying Company - Data Engineer Adswerve Employee Review

Adswerve does not offer compensation or benefits that are competitive with the wider market for software engineering roles. It is understood that companies focus on profitability and meeting quarterly goals. That is reasonable. The issue at Adswerve is the inability to pursue those goals while maintaining a healthy and stable workforce. The company is currently struggling financially, and in the second half of my employment this became increasingly clear. That reality, paired with below-market pay, influenced my decision to leave. The company’s public messaging has also grown increasingly disingenuous, emphasizing people-first values and DEI commitments that do not align with the day-to-day experience. Even if engineers may feel somewhat insulated due to the value of their work, many colleagues in other teams are left feeling uncertain about their job security. This sense of instability affects the entire workplace. I once found Adswerve’s retention rate impressive, but the rising turnover became impossible to overlook. Economic downturns and layoffs happen, yet there is a limit to the indifference and poor management a workforce can reasonably absorb. After learning about the most recent rounds of layoffs, I felt it was important to share this review as a caution to others.