Good Company for Which to Work, If They Can Get Their Act Together - Software Quality Engineer III Ultranauts Employee Review

4.0
Jun 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

* Honestly tries to be one of the most inclusive companies for which to work. * Very reasonable and flexible in terms of working conditions. * Has a noble mission in trying to increase neurodiversity in the workplace, both in terms of their own operations, and their outreach to other companies in the industry. * Listens to employee feedback and tries to implement some of it where possible.

Cons

* Has been struggling recently, having recently had three rounds of layoffs in the last year and a half, along with an additional shadow round of layoffs (converting several salaried people to hourly) that's coming up shortly. This has been accompanied by raises and promotions being frozen for a similar length of time. * I've heard horror stories from other colleagues belonging to certain demographic groups of poor treatment by managers and other colleagues. * Is sometimes slow and/or resistant to acknowledging the validity of employee feedback, despite constantly asking for it in surveys and other forums.

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5.0
Mar 6, 2026
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Pros

Great company culture transparency with all levels of management LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent supportive

Cons

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3.0
Oct 3, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

* Friendly co-workers and management. * Client work is usually interesting, and most clients are easy to work with. * Invested in employee psychological safety and has innovated tools to track and resolve issues affect psychological safety. Specifically, they present themselves as being genuinely interested in hiring neurodivergent people.

Cons

* Has been struggling financially and to retain clients for the past 2.5 years, leading to them having hemorrhaged a sizable portion of their staff in that period through many rounds of layoffs. * Seems more interested in hiring "expert partners" and outside skilled people from elsewhere in the industry as consultants than developing and training internal talent. * Some clients and client projects are duds, and unpleasant to work on, due to both the nature of the work, client expectations, and personalities of client contacts, and Engagement/Quality Managers on projects aren't always effective at sufficiently advocating for Ultranauts team members when issues come up. * Company/senior management is heavily interested in getting into federal contracts and working with the (current) federal government of the United States, despite all the current instability and hostility towards autism and neurodivergence associated with the current administration.

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