Not quite what I had hoped for - Engineer OfferUp Employee Review

The engineering ladder is very granular for such a small team. We've attracted senior talent from respectable companies, and it can often feel like decisions are made by a cabal of the engineers at the higher rungs of the ladder with little regard for the input of the greater engineering team. The codebase and infrastructure feels chaotic and of low quality. This may be par for the course for a company at this stage of their lifecycle, but I suspect things could be a lot better with a little more forethought. Design often feels overlooked due to a sense of urgency to ship and stay relevant. It's hard to influence decisions unless you are in a senior role. Engineering management all seem to mean well, but I've yet to work with any really strong leaders. I'm concerned at the number of engineering managers I've heard intimate or outright state that a good work/life balance can't be expected right now.