Not a bad job, but company & product are a mess - Engineering Uptake Employee Review

2.0
Feb 12, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation and work/life balance were fine

Cons

I'm trying not to speculate too much, but the overall impression I got is of a tired company that is gradually winding down. With its last funding round being Series D over 5 years ago, things obviously haven't panned out the way people have hoped. That may be the reason why I witnessed a lot of hostile behavior and conniving politics, as well as two layoffs within a few months. Leadership was mostly absent and uninspiring. The company also does not seem fundamentally agile, so naturally, Scrum rituals were mostly painful chores, standups were status reports and so on. Deadlines were decided by product/sales leaders without regard for developer estimates. The tech stack is fine for their purposes but doesn't scale well and is nothing exciting. It seemed like data science was where most of the value was being created, and they had some solid contributors.

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Uptake Response
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We appreciate your feedback on both the pros and cons of working at Uptake. Thank you for sharing your experience on our compensation structure and our work/life balance; we continue to find ways to remain competitive in the market. We are disappointed to hear about your negative experience of leadership being absent and uninspiring. Our leadership team has made tremendous strides in providing transparency and visibility within our organization. One of the things we are most proud of is Kayne’s CEO Updates that are done every Monday morning to the entire company; in addition, we have continued the cadence of our monthly All Hands. We understand confusion always comes with tough business decisions and appreciate your candor. It has not been easy, but Uptake made tough calls in places we had to in order for the organization to continue building a company with a mission to serve our customers and industries around the world. We’ve made very deliberate staffing decisions, including making several hires across the business, to align with the direction we’re heading in. The added focus, combined with having the right talent in place, puts us in a strong position to continue to grow and gain market share. We’re proud of the recent momentum of our Uptake Fleet product. With Uptake Fleet's predictive technology, our customers can avoid costly breakdowns and extend the life of their vehicles!

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