Pre IPO Madness - Senior Software Engineer BRAIN CORP Employee Review

3.0
Apr 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great facility, hybrid 3/5 in office model, free lunches, rec activities, and pretty reliable bonus and raise schedule. Nice people. Self sustaining finances.

Cons

IPO carrot dangled for years with no realization in sight. Management is very young and inexperienced, and senior/staff level titles are being handed out to people with little experience. This has caused havoc in planning and organization, causing even more people to leave. Brain doesn't hire fast enough and changes direction mid quarter frequently depending on the winds of potential sales. Planning is onerous and often wasteful and abandoned. Company doesn't stick to a plan as several projects spin down just as fast as they spin up. There's an air of urgency all the time. Stock options are a joke with 1 year cliff and 4 year vest and under a dollar value.

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5.0
Dec 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, good in-office benefits, not too high stress

Cons

Relatively high churn rate, slightly below average pay

3.0
Mar 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great environment to learn, try new things, and get exposed to all sides of robotics - Many opportunities to show your worth and take ownership - Engineering organization is flexible, communicative, and understanding. - Generally a good work-life balance.

Cons

- Executive and product team seems clueless on how the company will continue to make money - Company is trying to sell too many products without even having any flagship products that consistently make money - Still run like a startup that sustains itself on engineers being understaffed and overworking themselves to keep the company above water - Corporate side of the company is completely disconnected from engineering

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