Great peers, decent work-life balance, leadership sucks - Senior Software Engineer Sprout Social Employee Review

2.0
Jul 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work-life balance is generally decent and there is flexibility when you need it. My peers are kind and intelligent - I truly love working with the people on my immediate team.

Cons

Leadership handled the recent round of layoffs in a callous manner and doesn't seem to have the first clue about how to present our upcoming roadmap in a coherent way. I've completely lost confidence in them. They've canceled our mid-year reviews as well and are trying to sell this as a good thing. Advancement at Sprout is difficult enough as it is, and this will surely make it even more difficult in the near term.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Good Work Culture. Really Good. At least from what I can tell.

Cons

Not much remote work is lonely but thats about it.

4.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Sprout Social has a genuinely friendly, collaborative culture. People are smart, welcoming, and easy to work with across teams, and there's a real sense of camaraderie that makes the day-to-day enjoyable.

Cons

Where things consistently fall short is follow-through. Programs launch with a lot of enthusiasm and visibility, but the operational discipline to sustain, measure, and iterate on them after launch tends to fade. This creates a pattern where good ideas don't get the long-term investment they need to actually stick or show results, which can be frustrating for people who are trying to build durable, scalable systems. There also doesn't seem to be a clear long-term plan that the field can execute against. Priorities can feel like they shift often, which makes it hard to know where to focus or what direction to move in. Getting direct, straightforward answers from leadership on strategy and direction was often difficult.

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