Does Substantial pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Substantial employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Substantial. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Substantial?

77% of Substantial employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Substantial 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Substantial?

Software Developer (4) , Associate Principal Engineer (2) , Lead Developer (2) , Senior Designer (2)

What are the pros of working at Substantial according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and that's about it." ((in 6 reviews)); "Excellent work/life balance" ((in 5 reviews)); "The culture is amazing, both in terms of the enjoyment to be had and the quality of the work done." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Substantial according to real employee reviews?

"leadership is full of people that are new to those responsibilities, this has been a consistent problem..." ((in 3 reviews))

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5.0

Oct 1, 2015

Software developer

Recommend

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Pros

Great at continuous improvement. Teams are self organizing and determine their own processes that work best for their context. Great team members and company culture. Always people hanging out outside of work.

Cons

Lack of company wide development practices. Although it's nice to self-organize in most cases, some company wide practices would help when switching projects. Lack of vision sharing by upper management.

Substantial Response

10y

Thanks for your comments. Hopefully over the last few months you've noted the increased emphasis and attention on being transparent about the decisions we're making as an organization, how they'll affect individuals, and why we believe they're best for the company overall. As to the company-wide dev practices, hopefully you feel comfortable sharing that with your project leads or at the next dev allhands - it would be great to find an even better balance between self-organization and best practices.

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5.0

Jul 12, 2022

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I feel extremely valued and heard, no matter what team members or departments I'm interacting with. They encourage feedback and never back away from answering the tough questions. They care about their employees far more than any company I've been with, and they work just as hard for their clients. They've implemented helpful policies and changes for successful hybrid working and are continuously working to improve.

Cons

None so far! It's been a blast working here.

3.0

Nov 20, 2023

Senior designer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people I worked with were all brilliant and fostered a very healthy work culture.

Cons

Unfortunately, management and C-Suite seemed inept at running a business. Additionally upward mobility seemed difficult for some colleagues vs others, and it was never clear as to why that was.

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