Great Company to Broaden Career Horizons - Anonymous employee MeridianLink Employee Review

5.0
Apr 11, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It is a wonderful experience to be a part of MeridianLink's continuous growth and initiatives that have surged through the company these past few years. In addition to standard company perks (health insurance, vacation, sick-leave, 401K plans etc...), MeridianLink also provides: - On-site gym - On-site daycare - Employee Development Programs * Business Book Club * Toastmasters * Monthly training classes for managers and employees - Company snacks and drinks - Monthly company lunches - Company sponsored events (picnics, dinners, movie nights, bowling, dodgeball) One of the more secret-not-so-obvious perks at MeridianLink is the openness of management and leadership to share career advice and direction. This not only opens doors to other areas in the company but it also provides excellent business exposure. The company atmosphere is inviting, relaxed, and exciting; it is common to find MLers with working with headphones on at their workstations, sipping a cup of tea or reading a book in one of the many areas to relax, working on standing desks, or even prepping for the next spontaneous Nerf War. Yes, for new employees reading this post...you'll need a Nerf gun.

Cons

Work/Life balance is steady but there are good days and bad days. There seems to be more of hot-fixing problems than preventative solutions - a lot of hot-fixing can lead to additional stress and loss of Work/Life balance. Communication across departments can be improved.

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MeridianLink Response
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Great review, thanks! We know it takes a few minutes to let us know your thoughts on glassdoor, and we appreciate that you took the time to let us know the good and the "needs improvement" areas. We intend for the former to grow, and the latter to shrink. Thanks for being a part of the ML family!

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-Remote-first, WFH stipend, decent PTO, Great Place to Work Certified. -Not too woke for a CA company. -Recently went private which hopefully will be a good thing. -Good work-life balance, I never work more than 40/week. -If you like AI-assisted development, Github Copilot (for everyone) and Claude Code (for seniors) are provided. -They haven't had layoffs since 2024.

Cons

-Revolving door of upper leadership. Brand new CTO; who knows what he'll do? -Many dev teams are majority cheap offshore contractors. Minimal feeling of being on a team; I don't know most of my coworkers. No teambuilding activities. -Reliance on poor metrics like code coverage and velocity. Managing by metrics and dashboards. -Minimal salary raises. -CEO sends out motivational "rah rah" emails every Friday. -Disconnect between what developers are experiencing and what upper management thinks is going on. -Company is going "all in" on AI, and have unrealistic expectations of what AI can accomplish. Like they think they can get A-level work out of C-level developers through AI usage. AI fatigue is real. -Not all managers are emotionally intelligent or even technically adept.

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