Good place to work - Anonymous employee Aiven Employee Review

5.0
Mar 13, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-The teams are very open and helpful. Even in a high-pressure environment, people take the time to support one another. -Expected to hit the ground running. While the learning curve was steep, it was a good way to onboard and feel like you’re actually contributing. -Working with people across different regions is a highlight. It feels like a truly international company.

Cons

-The high pace might not be for everyone. With new people joining and growth focus, strategy shifts can happen , which requires a high degree of adaptability. -The documentation can sometimes lag behind the actual speed of work.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

Great people focused on solving hard problems associated with how data moves inside of an organization and gets consumed downstream by AI and applications. Strong new leadership team has the company moving in the right direction. Truly international company with HQ in Finland and vibrant offices in other really cool locations (Cork, Austin, London). Come here if you want to be challenged but also celebrated for your contributions.

Cons

We compete for customers against some of the largest software companies in the world, so the challenge is real. But we are winning.

2.0
Dec 5, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Decent salary, good international travel opportunities, interesting and kind colleagues

Cons

Executive leadership has no vision or appetite to stick to a plan. Despite hiring many people with the experience and skillset to win, leadership routinely ignores advice from within the house, over-commits to half-baked plans, assigns the wrong people to tasks, and then is unwilling to take accountability for continuously failing to deliver anything new.

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