Great company to work for - Senior Quality Engineer Sound Transit Employee Review

5.0
Mar 12, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work/Life Balance - Amazing Benefits Package - Sense of Community w/in the Sound Transit - Growth Allowance (Personal, Professional, and as an Organization expanding to provide our community with public transportation options to vasts parts of the region)

Cons

Position is not as technical as I'd like; not as much critical thinking involved as previously job experience.

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Sound Transit Response
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Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We're happy to hear that your career is growing along with the agency as we expand light rail and bus rapid transit around the Puget Sound region. Please feel free to reach out to our HR team with questions or concerns at any time.

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Cons

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