A tale of two companies - I was happy for 90% of my time there and the last 10% was like watching a kingdom burn - Developer HubSpot Employee Review

2.0
Jan 14, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Let me preface this by saying that I worked at HubSpot before and after a large disruptive shift in how the company perceived its employee pool. The developer pool at HubSpot is still quite talented and there are some very good developers there, or what's left of them at least. On certain teams you can work with and learn from some great developers. Company does actually let you take time off through its honor system time-off policy.

Cons

The last several months I worked at HubSpot could be gently called a witch hunt, as leadership decided they wanted a disruption in the company to reshape the development team into a specific mold - that mold being one of decisions driven more by impulse and the mantra of "just do it" rather than "just do it (conscientiously)." People who didn't buy into the new world order left, and others were unceremoniously terminated. Team cohesion became very disjointed, it was very much like seeing two separate teams - those that wanted more conscientious change, and those that told the other side to shut up and do as they say. I'd say if you're a certain type of developer - one who claims to abhor process and wants to produce prolific amounts of code which will then probably be rewritten multiple times in short order, and want your developer philosophies heavily mixed with a heavy side of uncertainty and frenetic chaos, you will fit well into the new world. The benefits, for those that care, are very much what you'd expect from a start up. The vacation policy is the selling point, and you certainly won't starve on your pay, but the promise of IPO dollars is part of the package. There is no 401k match.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Great people, everyone is so understanding and supportive. Culture is fun and energizing, people seem happy to be here. There's lots of ways to get involved outside of your day job. Awesome benefits and flexibility - love the remote first work environment, week of rest, open PTO, etc. Robust tech stack - lots of tools available for me to do my job.

Cons

Experiencing some growing pains but leadership seems receptive to feedback on it.

2.0
May 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The teams you work with are phenomenal. The knowledge combination between an internal customer facing teams, engineering product development teams, and Sales are unmatched.

Cons

Excessive use of PIPs to oust employees after multiple high revenue launches, with no explanation, actual documentation, or factual data. Reviews have been adjusted to allow for terminations post pre-approved leaves. Salaries are a joke. You are always in a cover yourself mode 24/7. Management reviews are consistently a 2 or 3 out of 5 no matter what. If a team decides you aren’t in the group, management will put you on a “unofficial” PIP without telling you, in order to surprise you at a later date. Even if they are unfounded. Beware of possibility of negative backlash post launches. They will feel the need to assign blame ( such as for timelines or issues related to bugs). Regardless of performance or level of involvement. This is an enormous company with many large paths for career advancement. But micro management is rampant, leaving little room for doing the daily expectations of your actual role. This degrades your opportunities for career advancement.

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