Only good for junior profiles - Lead Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) BOLD Employee Review

1.0
Apr 20, 2022
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Pros

salary on time reimbursement for saving taxes

Cons

- newly joined people are not easily accepted in some teams - some leads ('model') who are already in company since 2016 consider them as bosses of their individual team - I questioned the quality of code written by such lead ('model' - sdet lead but she mentions herself as project qa lead) and I was literally humilated and was asked about my interview process as who took my interviews. I was told that I do not know basics of coding. - I came to know such leads have better reach to directors of project as they are older in company and my appraisal is now finished - my feedback to team's manager was provided very poorely and was informed that I do not know what coding is. - At the time of joining I was told that I would work in some core api automation development but was later deployed to some production support with my job being monitoring logs of application running in production. - and the most hilarious and conceited character there is qa architect himself, he is surely not from earth. I do not know in what fascinating world he lives as he gives lecture on designing some Different automation framework. Mind my words 'give lectures' but himself do not do anything. - newly joined team members would be expected to understand the complete KT and become productive and work just like any other older team member within days of joining any team

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5.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Work from home, great benefits, flexible PTO, competitive pay, bonus structure, 401k match.

Cons

A more Horizontal corporate structure than most other companies can leave you working more independently than most other companies. It's a global company so some of your partners may be on the other side of the planet. It's a very asynchronous company and some employees may struggle to adjust to the freedom and accountability.

1.0
Jun 16, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The product managers were very helpful. They are the reason why Bold gets one star. Also, if you've been there for 4 years or more, you seem to like it.

Cons

I've never been so stressed in the first 30 days of a job. The senior manager gossiped about me and didn't have the knowledge to execute or to properly define expectations. I couldn't get feedback or clear expectations from the VP on down. It was like I was supposed to read minds. My advice is to run away.

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