Wasted Potential - Staff Machine Learning Engineer Flexport Employee Review

2.0
Apr 24, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Probably the only credible and interesting technology play in the entirety of the logistics industry. Many very experienced and knowledgeable people (used to?) work there. Most people are oriented towards action, getting things done, helping, and sharing what they know. Work-life balance was always good with minimal on-call and most people respecting nights, weekends, and vacations.

Cons

Management shake-ups have been fast and violent for the last two years, resulting in multiple rounds of layoffs. The remaining employees seem overwhelmed and overworked just trying to keep the lights on, much less develop anything new or support the CEO's ever-changing radical vision. I can't honestly recommend that any technical person go here to work or learn as the company has now found itself buried in so much technical debt that it's going to be difficult, if not impossible, to deliver on the promise of Flexport (automation and a great UX, at scale). There is a high likelihood that you end up maintaining a system for which no experts exist, is very complicated, and is inexplicably mission critical. Only join if you want to be part of a comeback story or you're an expert at pumping air into life rafts. Amazon's politics were brought in with the last CEO and have proven impossible to root out.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Very good leadership and flexible

Cons

Not enough growth, or knowledge regarding logistics

1.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

The compensation was strong and competitive, and it was consistently the best part of the job. If your priority is pay in the near term, that piece delivered.

Cons

I struggled with the lack of stability. It rarely felt like the ground was solid, and that uncertainty was hard to sit with over time. Return-to-office expectations seemed to change more than once, and I personally didn't find the reasoning behind those shifts clear. It was hard to plan around. I also found the performance review process difficult to trust. In my experience the outcomes didn't always seem to line up with the actual work, which made it hard to feel like I knew where I stood or how to grow. There was A LOT of turnover in leadership during my time there. With direction changing frequently, it often felt like priorities were in flux, which made it next to impossible to stay oriented.

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