Not what it once was. - Software Engineer HubSpot Employee Review

1.0
Jan 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Remote work is the last thing this company has going for it

Cons

Constant gas lighting about how great Hubspot is in terms of work life balance and culture when they are in fact one of the worst tech companies you can work for if you heavily value this. It feels like I am working at Amazon but at the same time hearing about how I should be so happy my company is one of the "cool ones." If you are joining as a software engineer you will be put on call and you will be paged at 3AM regularly. You WILL notice silent layoffs and you WILL be confused as no explanations will ever be given about it. Removal of the "unlimited pto" policy was really the final nail in the coffin.

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Cons

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2.0
May 22, 2026
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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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