Great work, good management - Software Engineer-III Teradata Employee Review

5.0
Mar 12, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

i) Mature codebase(DB) and the opportunity to work on database internals. ii) Technical and apolitical environment, easy to change teams. iii) Infinite scope to develop system(optimizer, compiler etc) engineering skill. iv) Encourage research and publications.

Cons

i) Company is moving away from core database development, making it harder to enjoy work. ii) An increasing number of middle-level managers opened door to incompetence. New managers are not up to par. iii) New features are not doing enough justice to the great product. Once a RnD is adapting service-based practices. iv) Higher management is filled with lesser technical (more business) people.

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Teradata Response
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Thank you for your thoughtful review. Best of luck in your next adventure, and thank you for the 8-10 years you dedicated to Teradata!

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