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Toxic and incompetent management has killed the company. - Software Engineer Hazelcast Employee Review

1.0
Nov 3, 2024
Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

HZ was a good company. There was a strong engineering culture, a solid product, and a healthy business.

Cons

Engineering culture has been destroyed. This has been going on for quite a few years, but in the last 1.5 years, it rapidly increased. Most of the engineers with a deep understanding of the domain/product have left the company. Many of the engineers that are still with the company stopped caring, are worried about their future, and will jump ship when they get a chance. Engineering managers have little or no experience with distributed systems and are primarily busy with writing reports and updating JIRA. Engineers are replaceable units and their opinions or understanding are ignored. It is a 100% top-down company. All new hires are from the UK. Offices outside of the UK are closed. There is no career opportunity for engineers outside of the UK and it is likely that you will be replaced at some point. If you are in the UK and consider joining, be warned. At first glance, it will look fine and it will look like 'leaders' know what they are talking about, but if you dig a bit deeper you will see the sinking ship. Please check the Glassdoor review history of other engineers.

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Hazelcast Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback and your insight into changes in engineering culture and concerns about leadership is valuable, and we take these observations seriously. We recognize that maintaining a strong engineering culture is essential to both our team’s success and the growth of our product. While transitions and changes can be challenging, we are actively working to ensure that engineers feel supported, valued, and heard in their roles. Your feedback about top-down decision-making and the need for greater domain expertise among managers is something we will reflect on as we assess ways to strengthen our offering. Regarding hiring practices and opportunities across locations, we aim to build a diverse and inclusive team while aligning with our strategic goals. Your concerns about limited career growth are noted, and we will continue to develop our global career development opportunities. We’re committed to creating an environment where employees feel empowered and excited about the future of Hazelcast. If you'd like to share more specific thoughts or further discuss your experience we would welcome you to contact the people team directly. We appreciate your contributions and wish you all the best in your career.

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5.0
Mar 19, 2024
Principal architect
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The technology itself is great and used by many big-name customers in mission critical systems. The culture is very collegial and there is generally a lot of collaboration up and down and across the org chart. Employees have a fair amount of autonomy. People work hard but a balanced life is encouraged.

Cons

Frequent direction changes. It's a necessary function of the market the product serves and tech in general but at times it can be stressful.

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