Pros
MeridianLink is an established name in the loan origination and credit monitoring business; an old player masquerading as a start-up in the financial sector. With an impressive client portfolio and strong products, MeridianLink has been winning for a long time, and you've never heard of them. I attribute this partly to a personable and humble leadership that has created a family atmosphere that permeates throughout its corporate culture. The business is clearly family-owned and operated, but it's a tight-knit group of people who seem to really care about the well-being and satisfaction of its employees. Company sponsored events like beach days and bowling are frequent. Monthly group lunches are paid for. The "unlimiteds" include a modest salad bar, candy, and a soda fountain. There's an onsite gym and daycare services too. I found the work-life balance to be more than fair for a software company. Having come from a fast-paced Agile environment, MeridianLink was a welcome change. Everyone is always busy; hardly anyone is ever under pressure. Business moves as fast as the banking industry it serves, which is to say slowly. If you're the type of person who needs to leave the office at 5pm, it's par for course here. Tech personnel used to putting in 12 hour days will either embrace it fully or be quickly bored. Having said that, motivated individuals will find themselves with lots to do. Like many companies that grow too quickly, MeridianLink seems to be a victim of its own success. Support and development teams operate at their limits, frequently putting out fires or responding to situations. Opportunity is ripe at this organization for leaders to come in and implement order, structure, and process across virtually all functional teams. After all, when it comes to business, you can either hire more people to do the work or you can do the work more efficiently with the people you have. Only one of those choices is sustainable. Overall, this is a wonderful little company with a lot of growth potential. The few issues I had did not take away from the positive experience I had while working here.
Cons
Vague mission statements and uncertain roadmaps mean employees need to look for their own motivation to work. The talent pool at this company is young, which means most of the staff is hungry to start making their mark on corporate America. But that juice only lasts so long, and more experienced employees and managers depend on leadership to steer the ship. Oh, and the lack of a 401K match is kinda weak as well.