Fun work environment, if slightly uninspiring work. - Software Developer S1 Employee Review

4.0
Jun 21, 2013
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Pros

Depending on the team little to moderate stress levels. Professional managers, realistic deadlines and interesting clients. Short to medium term projects, never assigned to boring projects for too long. Nice team culture.

Cons

Compensation not nearly as good as in banks and competitors, who keep poaching talented developers. Johannesburg's team not growing fast enough / stagnating. No drive to innovate, since clients (banks) don't desire cutting-edge technology. Little contact with software once it's been shipped to a client. More strict and boring processes put in place by ACI Worldwide Inc.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2021
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Pros

Very friendly staff, professional experience very good

Cons

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2.0
Nov 18, 2010
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Pros

Company size, nice and knowledgeable front line employees, fairly reasonable work life balance

Cons

In the last few years, there have been some major changes in management, and not for the better. Employees are frequently pigeonholed and not allowed to train or learn new skills, but those in the "in crowd" are. If you do a job well, expect to be "pigeonholed" and not given the opportunity to move into a different area. Too much focus has been placed on hiring outsourced resources in order to reduce costs. Management in the last few years seems to really enjoy belittling employees and making them feel bad. Praise is rarely given, if at all. A lot of resources are being stretched very thin, but being held accountable when quality suffers. Pay raises have been mediocre the last few years (if at all). Management has also gotten very "top heavy" the last few years (how many VPs does the company need?), while worker bees are being laid off frequently.

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