Did not want to invest in their employee - Software Engineer SE2 Homebase Employee Review

2.0
Oct 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

*Remote full * Lots of smart engineers

Cons

* Salary rate is not competitive with other places

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Homebase Response
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Quick note on comp at Homebase: we are very data-driven in our compensation, and use multiple data sources to determine our market-based compensation for every role at the company. We update this twice a year. We target above average pay for similar sized venture-backed company. This certainly means that there will be companies that pay more, especially larger companies. But we strive to pay above "market" for similar opportunities and upside, and to be both fair and transparent in how we set compensation across the company.

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5.0
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Homebase provides employees with opportunities to become experts in a huge diversity of AI tools.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 7, 2026
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Pros

San Francisco office is conveniently located, clean and functional. Catered lunches Lots of opportunities to learn and apply AI Overall a stable and profitable company Competitive pay, okay benefits. Serves small businesses

Cons

Longstanding leadership still functions like it's a scrappy Series A and are not adapting to what an established mid-sized businesses needs. Comically unrealistic goals, seemingly no long-term strategy, and an obsession with “working fast”. The constant pivoting feels like spinning in place, not forward progress. Obvious good old boy club across the org. They will close ranks and sabotage revenue if they feel threatened by a woman. Middle managers are afraid to be honest with leadership about problems. Heads of departments don't know company-wide priorities. Get mad at ICs for following those priorities instead of jumping to their pet projects. Competitive, defensive, and cliquey environment. Trying to facilitate cross functional teamwork is met with suspicion and contempt.

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