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      Senior Software Engineer - Senior Software Engineer Avalara Employee Review

      1.0
      May 18, 2016
      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Avalara has a lot of opportunity in the market and room to grow among growing e-commerce.

      Cons

      Avalara looks and feels like a startup from the outside, but devs beware, this is a top down, waterfall managed company. You are expected to code and hit deadlines with little to no say about what you are building and the direction you are going. There is constant political infighting and management puffs their chest whenever Scott, the CEO, is in the room. Evidence and data are less important than presentation, title, and how loud you speak.

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      5.0
      Jun 2, 2026
      Senior enterprise ae
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good org Solid product Good middle mgmt.

      Cons

      Like every SaaS org direction as a whole is a bit turbulent Needs to figure out how to properly lean into Enterprise

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      Avalara Response
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      Thank you for sharing your experience at Avalara. We appreciate your perspective and are glad to hear you’ve had a positive experience with the team and the work. We also value your thoughtful feedback as we continue to improve and grow. We’re grateful to have you on our orange team.
      4.0
      Jul 17, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Is Avalara a great place to work? It depends on the team you are on. Pros: - I love my team. I have great co-workers. I feel like leadership to the VP level understands the value we bring and advocates for our work throughout the company - I like being able to go into the office and see people and bounce ideas around - My manager is always pushing me to learn new things and get out of my comfort zone - We just got a new CEO and I am super excited about him and his vision. Everyone who has actually been in meetings with him is excited too.

      Cons

      It depends on the team you are on. Cons: - Some teams are not as curious/helpful as others. I often have to check and recheck the work they do, after I have chased them multiple times to even complete the work - The layoff fear is real, the idea that at any point your position could be eliminated because they want to keep that revenue per headcount KPI down is everywhere

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