Great company and work enviroment with some caveats - Web Developer Madwire Employee Review

4.0
Jun 8, 2016
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Pros

Easily one of the best companies out there. They provide their employees with all the tools to succeed. They just moved to a new building that is simply amazing. It truly shows how much they care about their employees. Fun, laid back work environment where you feel like your own boss. Great benefits and lots of vacation time (20 days + 1 free day for birthday)

Cons

Low pay under national and local average for a Web Developer. $50k/year after 3 years here. National average is $66k, local average is $69k based off Glassdoor. It's even more from other sources such as Indeed ($77k average for local). It would take about 10 years with the company based off their pay increase each year before reaching the national average. No 401k Match

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Madwire Response
10y
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you love the company and the new space! With regards to developer pay scale, we have 2 main development teams...our client facing Creative Dev team and our internal R&D Dev team. Our Creative Developers generally start with little or no experience and learn/train on the job taking care of mainly front-end client requests. The top end of the pay scale for this team is generally 60-70k. For those developers that wish to advance beyond that we recommend working toward becoming a Software Engineer on our R&D team where the top end of the pay scale is well over 100K. It's our goal to harvest our R&D developers (Software Engineers) out of our Creative Dev team as we've found hiring from within is always preferred! Lastly, our 401K program is very new and we intend to include a company contribution in the future.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Cutting-Edge Tech: The company is genuinely dedicated to staying on the frontier of technology, ensuring you are always working with the best tools and forward-thinking tech. Amazing Work Culture: The environment is incredibly supportive and collaborative—it's a place where you actually enjoy showing up every day. Uncapped Commission: The earning potential is exactly what salespeople look for. Hard work is directly rewarded with an uncapped commission structure. Fulfilling Work: The projects and day-to-day tasks helping small businesses grow feel meaningful, making it easy to stay motivated and proud of what you do.

Cons

Commission Ramp-Up Time: It takes a little bit of time for commissions to start building up initially, so you need to be prepared for a ramp-up period when you first start. Account Distribution Pace: Although Management tries its best to accommodate your needs, you can't control the pace at which you receive new accounts, which means your pipeline can sometimes feel out of your hands.

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Madwire Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and thoughtful feedback. We're thrilled to hear that you've enjoyed our culture, technology, earning potential, and, most importantly, the opportunity to help small businesses grow. Our mission has always been to make a difference for small businesses, and it's rewarding to know that purpose comes through in the work we do every day. We also appreciate your candid feedback regarding commission ramp-up and account distribution. As we continue to grow, we're always looking for ways to improve onboarding, training, and overall opportunities for our team. Thank you for your advice and for recognizing the importance of communication, collaboration, and development. We're committed to investing in our people and building a place where talented individuals can learn, grow, and succeed together.
1.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

1. If you want to escape retail or foodservice, Madwire provides you an opportunity to work a traditional Monday-Friday 7-4 work schedule. They'll hire anyone who will gladly exchange retail hours for low compensation expectations. 2. It's a fun workplace until ... it isn't. 3. Congratulations on adopting AI into the organization as it helps cover / disguise the lack of marketing talent in the organization.

Cons

1. If a "quiet, non-spoken" RIF doesn't get you, a termination will. My guess is a MINIMUM of 85% of all former Madwire employees were terminated "with cause." 2. Madwire SaaS is a hodge-podge of other products and services packaged under the Marketing360 brand, nothing unique or earth shattering. 3. JB does a great job of marketing Madwire, unfortunately, this doesn't translate downstream. Marketing Executive turnover is non-stop revolving door so more than half our clients are being led by new hires in some stage of onboarding and/or training. 4. There was a recent increase in base from $35k to $60k. Much needed, however, an equal reduction in earned commissions mean there was no real effective pay increase. Shuffled comp is all it is. 5. MCs and MEs spend 10-20% of their time recovering unpaid invoices. In large part to unmet expectations, lack of results, broken promises. 6. Tough to sell a product you don't believe in, have experienced consistent failure client after client. 7. Client retention is horrific. 8.

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