The layoffs will continue until morale improves - Software Engineer Syndio Employee Review

1.0
Sep 3, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

There's genuinely very little positive about what Syndio has evolved into. They at one point in time had a great team but a majority of that team has been let go or fled for good reasons. There's a possibility that a few people there actually still want to make the world a better place with a helpful product but the hard pivot into AI makes that impossible. At the very least the people they laid off were given a good severance package.

Cons

Incredibly top heavy, especially now after the layoffs. A lot of top level managers/c-suite are incapable of thinking before acting, whether it be decisions with employees or the product. This meant a majority of projects went unfinished or unreleased. Considering the product they sell uses real data to determine results its a little funny they decided to go so hard into unproven AI. They went as far as pushing it onto workers who actively brought up concerns with the technology (with no real answers to said concerns), using it as a sudden requirement for the job.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Syndio has a strong mission, talented people, and a culture built around collaboration and respect. There is a real opportunity to help define an emerging category, which makes the work feel meaningful and impactful. People care deeply about customers, and there is a willingness to invest in new ideas and challenge conventional thinking.

Cons

Like many growth-stage companies, priorities can shift quickly as the business evolves. Balancing long-term product investments with near-term growth objectives can create changing priorities and occasional ambiguity. Success requires comfort with change and a willingness to adapt.

1.0
Jun 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The ranks are full of smart, kind people doing their best. Access to modern AI engineering tooling.

Cons

Fickle leadership. Chasing a new shiny thing after selling something else (that still isn't finished). Constant restructuring – there are leadership changes every month. Poor execution. Ship dates slip again and again without reflection or retrospectives. Delusional positivity from leaders in the face of a failing business. Flooded with AI slop. Celebrates churning out AI-generated documents that no one reads. Lack of transparency. Leadership is secretive with important information (financials, operations, staffing changes). A large influx of people with prior relationships has worsened this.

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