There are 100 better places to work. - Software Engineer Spectrio Employee Review

1.0
Jul 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

You make connections with some cool co-workers and could remain friends. They went full-remote.

Cons

They don't have good benefits (like your PTO and sick days go in the 'negatives' when used up), and they do not roll over to the next year if aren't used, so you get like 5 days off a year if lucky. C-level team does a very horrible job managing and could care less about you or your growth within the company. All they care about is making money and demanding you to work faster whilst paying you less money. They consider themselves 'agile' and use 'scrum' but make up their own rules such as: 1 story point=1 hour of work, which makes estimating impossible and sets you up for failure right away. Tickets that roll over to next sprints are considered a no-no and you will get called out for that. They expect you to be a cross-platform developer. They acquire so many companies/apps that you may find yourself working on 4 or 5 different tech stacks, which makes it hard to get good at anything. Poor work/life balance. With lack of support, you will be working late nights to avoid the embarrassment of not figuring something out. Imposter syndrome..yeah they'll give you even more of that feeling. High turnover rate for engineers. I would say more than half of them left within a year or less. Never a good sign.

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Spectrio Response
5y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review for your experience here at Spectrio. Team culture is important to us, so we are glad to hear that you enjoy making connections and working with the members of your team. As our company continues to grow, there will be many opportunities for people with a wide range of skills and experience to help us develop and integrate our multiple marketing technology platforms into a cohesive suite. We are sorry to hear that some of your experiences in your position have not been as you had expected, however we encourage you to work with your team and your manager to share your feedback and suggestions for process improvements. We will also share your comments and feedback with the management team.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The culture here is excellent! The CEO even has open calls with the entire company to take feedback and questions. I feel valued and respected which I can't say for many companies I've worked for in the past. The autonomy I'm allowed in this role is priceless. No one is micro managed here. I have a tremendous amount of freedom and flexibility and the work-life balance is amazing. I feel that the leadership genuinely cares about their teams and treats them as people instead of just employees.

Cons

While I feel the pay is adequate, there's always room for improvement, especially as everything has gotten so expensive. That being said, the pros above makeup for it and then some. Frequent travel isn't for everyone. I happen to enjoy it and it works for me but I could see this being a con for some. Sometimes communication between internal departments can be clunky and slow. This is an attribute of most growing companies and I suspect it will improve organically.

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Spectrio Response
3w
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful review about your experience at Spectrio! We are so thrilled to hear that you feel respected and valued as a member of our organization, and that you are enjoying your role’s autonomy and flexibility - even the frequent travel! Our leadership team prioritizes open communication and transparency so it’s wonderful to know our company-wide calls have been impactful for you. We also appreciate your constructive feedback about our compensation and our cross-departmental communication and encourage you to share any suggestions you may have with your manager or departmental leadership. Thanks again for your feedback - we’re glad to have you on board and look forward to growing together!
2.0
Jul 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some really remarkable people that work at Spectrio.

Cons

Executive Suite besides a couple is absolutely toxic and have so little trust in those they make responsible to run day to day. They weaponize HR as spies in both trying to get information and spying on the employees computers. They force clients to upgrade when not required and make people responsible for metrics they have no ability to control. Share the financials at the year end review not some padded presentation that is all flash no substance.

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Spectrio Response
2d
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience while you were working at Spectrio. We are happy to see you highlight the remarkable people who make up the Spectrio team. We take feedback regarding our leadership culture, internal trust, and operational transparency very seriously. Please be assured that insights from our employee surveys are deeply reviewed from managers all the way through our executive team and CEO, and we are continually working directly with managers and our leadership team to build effective companywide actions based directly on our employees’ feedback. We also appreciate your candid feedback about our customer upgrade process and manager accountability, and will discuss your specific concerns with our leadership team. Thanks again for sharing your comments. We wish you the best of luck in your future career.
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