Not that great any more - Software Engineering LinkedIn Employee Review

3.0
Oct 20, 2015
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Pros

Collaborative culture. Benefits are decent - include generous 401K match (50%) and include things like yoga classes, tai chi classes, aerobic classes.

Cons

Seating arrangement is moving to open office plan. We are switching to "umlimited vacation" policy. The engineers who like to design and create products are leaving the company in droves now that growth seems to be tapering off. The folks who are still around are more into "leadership" and "mentorship" than doing real work. This creates a vicious cycle where the engineers who like to push stuff take on more and more and eventually realize that they might be better off at a startup. All in all the things which made linkedin great fun place to work are going away. I think it might have something to do with the fact that are profits are miniscule and continuing to eke it out at our size is a challenge for current management.

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Cons

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Pros

LinkedIn has a strong engineering culture, smart and supportive teammates, and meaningful product impact at a large scale. I have had opportunities to work on complex systems, collaborate with experienced engineers, and learn from cross-functional partners across product, design, data, and infrastructure. The benefits, flexibility, and internal learning resources are also strong.

Cons

Because the organization is large, decision-making can sometimes be slow, and priorities may shift before projects fully mature. Promotion expectations can feel different across teams, and the number of meetings can make it harder to protect deep-focus engineering time. Cross-team ownership is not always as clear as it could be.

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