A decent place to work, but not as good as it used to be - Senior Software Engineer Instructure Employee Review

3.0
Aug 9, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Remote work is great Being public helps due to equity with real value Still many employees who care about teachers and students

Cons

The organization is becoming increasingly corporate Management is becoming very political and detached form the work on the ground Leadership is increasingly top-down and micromanaging Good people are pushed out if they're not on board with the latest management buzzwords and initiatives

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Pros

Good Culture Flexible Time Off

Cons

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3.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Very nice co-workers Benefits are at least average Work life balance is ok, flexible time off and decent holidays Don’t have to work that hard, great place to retire Focused on AI though the foundations for it aren’t there - as if we’re trying to check the box for a board

Cons

Pretty much a start up with terrible systems and processes Little to no investment in any supporting functions rooted in the TB days of prioritizing margin Cross-functional work is disorganized with horrible change management Complacency across the board. Seems like the old people are just waiting for their equity to vest, doing the absolute bare minimum Clearly an edtech company which feels a lot like what the government must be like Atrocious decision making Senior leaders care more about politics and their own egos than making the company better. Like everyone has an agenda I cannot imagine worse systems setup or data

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