Pros
They do interviewing well, it’s a real strength - fast decision making, high band feedback to you as a candidate. The quarterly company wellness days are great. Company completely shuts down one day each quarter.
Cons
This was my worst experience at a job. It has really knocked my confidence and it has taken me some time to post this review. I really struggled at CircleCI, it was only during my farewell tour chats with peers that it came to light other people are struggling too. They have a retention problem and are seeing a drain of talent both new and old. I’ve seen this blamed on the “Great Resignation”. It’s not because of this - it’s because the compensation package is below market and the culture is toxic. The senior engineering leadership team is woefully inexperienced, out of their depth and really don’t add any value. They have created a fractured engineering department with no clear direction. In absence of such guidance teams are pulling to their own agenda. This creates a culture of teams fighting for their own priorities and investment, rather than pulling towards a common goal. They don’t recognize the problems in the department are those of their own making.