Mixed feelings - Software Engineer DaySmart Software Employee Review

2.0
Jul 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I worked for a company that DaySmart purchased. The CEO of that company was a bright, motivated leader who would benefit from more delegation. The folks on the UI team were brilliant and easy to work with. Initially I was going to use my own equipment but when it became clear that wasn't viable, I had upgraded equipment Compensation commensurate with modern software development but their tech stack was a steaming pile of code.

Cons

Expectations were unclear. I came into a "team" of software developers that consisted of another person who lacked experience working on a team or as a manager yet he was my manager. The position was remote and requests for a stipend for a decent office chair ("the company isn't gonna pay for your office equipment" was what my manager said) were first shot down by my manager but then HR said that was an acceptable. Overall, the business has reached a modicum of success based on the effort of the CEO. My coworker/manager didn't seem to understand that a large part of software development is understanding abstraction and creating solutions instead of just banging out poorly conceived code that would fail later and require more troubleshooting.

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5.0
Jan 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I worked at DaySmart for almost a year and loved the company while I was there. The people I worked with while I was there were absolute hard working sweethearts, fantastic to work with and very technically competent. I wish them all the absolute best of luck in the future.

Cons

Unfortunately I had to leave for personal reasons, but DaySmart is definitely headed in a positive direction vs some of the older reviews here on glassdoor.

1.0
Jul 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The individuals who get the work done are the best part and are truly great people

Cons

Too many to list. Leadership constantly changes direction, top-down management who don’t really do anything and only promote their friends. It’s a toxic environment where the company overworks all of the good people to get results. There is an active effort to replace all of us with AI and leadership can continue to just profit off the business.

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