A unicorn with the values at heart - Anonymous employee Aiven Employee Review

5.0
Jan 13, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Aiven is a company where one can grow and where the sky really is the limit. Prove what you can do, and you'll be given responsibility. The company is very transparent in what is going on, and people's questions are taken seriously e.g. through regular ask me anything sessions. The company's values Ownership, Openness and Courage show in the transparency within the company, the rather big boots people are allowed to try and the low hierarchy, which I think reflects the Finnish/Nordic roots of the company. That being said, it's important to stress how international Aiven really is. Being 'remote' is not a thing, since you'll have colleagues on other continents. I look forward to what the future at Aiven holds.

Cons

Since the company is growing so fast, it's impossible to avoid the growth pain. It's important to keep the agile ways of working at the same time as the company could have more processes in place. This to make sure everyone is treated fairly. I don't think the intention ever would be to treat people unfairly, but documented guidelines makes it easier to make fair and transparent decisions. The industry is overall lacking female representatives, and Aiven is not an exception. In Aiven's executive team and board of directors, one can only see two female representatives: the VP People and VP Marketing.

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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
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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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