Unpretentious, low-barriers place to build good stuff - Anonymous employee Harness Employee Review

5.0
May 1, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

* Early-stage startup whose co-founders are experienced, skilled, and successful. * Serious ethic of steadily developing and implementing new features, at high quality. (We practice the continuous delivery we support.) * Small enough to have low barriers. You have access to virtually everyone you need to collaborate with and talk with. * Great opportunity to contribute to multiple aspects of the product and its technology. Everyone's welcome to chime in on anything, if they have good points to make. * Biweekly, unpretentious demos of what everyone has built in each sprint. * Ongoing, direct input from sales and sales engineers about what customers want. * Competitive compensation. * Solid funding track record. * Strong, respectful esprit de corps. Frequent social events, interesting conversations, and even a couple of game tables – with no trace of a fraternity atmosphere.

Cons

* Some functions (like IT support) are still getting fully geared up and internally staffed. But hiring is proceeding. * Some fringe benefits and perks could be more generous. * Some engineering folks need to creatively schedule some meetings. (Our Bangalore office is 12-1/2 to 13-1/2 hours ahead of our San Francisco office.)

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Cons

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We’re glad you had a positive experience with our teams and appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback.
1.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

It’s a paycheck. Good brand recognition.

Cons

Terrible culture. People fail to plan, then expect everybody else to scramble and spend their nights and weekends reacting to demands within ridiculous timelines. Nothing that you’re doing is so important that it’s worth constantly burning everyone out.

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