Do not work here - Software Engineer Auctane Employee Review

1.0
May 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you like maintenance and only writing code for a few hours a week then you’re in luck!

Cons

Managers are trash and this place has no goals. Also everybody pretty much quit, it’s a skeleton crew now, and they’re expected to grow multitudes more profitable in the next four years to make some rich private equity firm even richer, while everyone that made this place what it is today got shafted with a joke of an equity plan which would give them scraps in comparison to the value they are expected to provide.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing work culture (before merger), Warm leads, amazing leaders

Cons

High burn out position, merger is affecting moral, difficult to enjoy time off, constantly changing goal and complete compensation plan. Also career opportunities were slim

2.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The frontend engineering culture didn't exist before our team built it. Establishing modern stack practices (React, Vue, TypeScript) and bringing rigor to the frontend was genuinely rewarding work. Talented engineers and strong peer-level collaboration. Real technical ownership when projects actually moved forward. Decent benefits and remote flexibility until they started taking remote away.

Cons

Despite the company being profitable, there were layoffs nearly every quarter, which made it impossible to plan or feel stable. Leadership was consistently disorganized. Stakeholder alignment was a constant problem and decisions took far too long to land. A lot of projects never launched, not because of execution issues, but because leadership couldn't get the right people in the room or commit to a direction. Constant churn at the leadership and org level created whiplash on priorities.

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