An uplifting company culture that is hard to find in silicon valley nowadays - Software Engineer Notion Labs Employee Review

5.0
Dec 22, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* incredibly inclusive and caring group of people. there's a noted emphasis on recognizing and respecting our co-workers' and customers' backgrounds. this helps us build better processes internally and better features externally. * the engineering org cares a lot about the little details. if you've ever used the app and been pleasantly surprised at something that "just works", it's because the people at this company have really put thought into the value of any individual feature. * leadership recognizes the importance of having reliable infrastructure and focusing on performance of the app. it allows the eng team to take the time to build for scale and performance.

Cons

* the company is growing fast and teams and processes are changing fast as a result. priorities and projects may shift unexpectedly. you'll need to come with the expectation that nothing is written in stone and processes are subject to change - the good thing is you can be a defining voice to help guide these changes. * not open to remote work, which has and will continue to impact recruiting efforts

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3.0
Jun 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There’s an actual (free) coffee shop in the office, the workspace is beautiful, and the pay is highly competitive. For the most part, you’re working with really smart colleagues, which is great. Plus, the tool itself is widely used and loved, and it actually makes your day-to-day job a lot easier when it's running smoothly.

Cons

The high turnover here is pretty exhausting, and it feels like people are constantly leaving. Communication from management is also really stressful—there’s almost no heads-up or clear feedback if someone needs to improve, so people and even managers just get blindsided by sudden PIPs or getting let go. Roadmaps change constantly, too. While the All Hands meetings are super inspiring, they usually just spiral into management shifting direction completely and forcing you into another crazy, unrealistic deadline. On top of all that, the tool itself runs pretty slow on the production side, which just adds to the daily frustration.

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