Suffers from growing pains but still has potential - Anonymous employee Avalara Employee Review

3.0
Jan 15, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a growing company so there are opportunities and potential in the market. There is recognition that Sales and Marketing are important; this is not a tech driven company.

Cons

It's probably a pretty fun place to work - if you're part of the "in crowd". It's very cliquey - and so difficult for new people to get in and be part of the team, unless you're an "Islander" then you get extra acceptance cred. The commute to the Bainbridge Island office in addition to a drive and bus ride makes for a long day. There are worse ways to commute than by ferry but factor that in when you're considering an employee's work day. The organization is divided into silos that are very comfortable with their way of doing things. Trying to bring in new processes or ideas is difficult at best - people are comfortable doing things they way they've always done them.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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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
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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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