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Fire Engine RED

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On my A-game with the help of a great team! - Anonymous employee Fire Engine RED Employee Review

5.0
Apr 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

With great QA and leadership, I'm able to keep raising the bar with my work and watch my abilities grow. I feel like I'm finally working with people that want to get the best product out the door without settling with "good enough." We are also constantly evolving our communication methods to reduce email clutter. I love not getting emails with vague or empty subject lines and getting a quick Slack message instead. It also eliminates the endless game of email tag. The CEO also uses our benefits package in a way that makes sense. Instead of just handing out bonuses, she works with HR to create tax-free contributions to help get us more money in the long run. The company also put a finance consultant on retainer so we can have any and all of our money questions answered, as a group or in a private chat, and at no cost to us — that's better than any ping pong table in my book!

Cons

As with any remote company, if you're not a self starter, it might be difficult to get into the swing of working remotely and keeping your motivation. If you are, though, you can use the flexibility to your advantage and leverage the great talent you're working with to propel yourself and your work forward.

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5.0
Apr 23, 2024
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Pros

Best company culture in the industry.

Cons

The company was sold in December 2023.

5.0
Sep 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of autonomy. 100% remote company with tons of flexibility in terms of scheduling and processes. (This could also be a con if you're not a self-starter and just want a checklist of tasks/tickets or are someone who craves face-to-face interaction.) Company culture is incredibly progressive. This is the only company I've worked for that paid more than just lip service to work life balance. It is super important and enforced from the top down. Benefits package is crazy good. They really care about doing right by their customers and employees. It is a very ethical place to work. Also an interesting place to work. Tackling big scaling problems with software going to market with tons of potential if executed well. They also value UX and design, if that's your thing. Great sales/service/financial leadership on the executive team.

Cons

It is a small privately owned company. CEO runs the place on her terms for better or worse. If you share her outlook and politics: great. If not: move along. These are words she'll tell you herself. Has the planning and organization issues you'd expect of a sales driven shop building software. Can get too caught up on process. Not enough engineers/product people on the executive team for a software company. Opacity of management's hiring and firing decisions can be frustrating. Lack of stability in team structures can take a heavy toll in engineering.

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