Taking an ugly turn, better look elsewhere - Software Engineer Virta Employee Review

2.0
Mar 15, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong mission - Nice teammates for the most part - Big impact on customers lives (when it works)

Cons

- Recent layoffs/firings have really affected team morale, many teammates don’t seem happy to be here anymore based on how teammates were treated, or feel uneasy about the future - Young leadership team seem to be running around in a panic and making poor decisions as a result. Majority of seasoned senior execs have left in last 2-3 years, including experts in the diabetes field. That should tell you a lot about confidence in this company long term. - Ineffective leadership has made for a lot of bad bets and poor quality platform. - If you are in engineering or product, working here is a big challenge, you will always feel like you’re digging yourself out of a hole of poor infrastructure and code quality. Try the app for before joining, you can see it for yourself. The product has only gotten worse with time, not better. - Company is trying hard to be product-led but this is ultimately a tech enabled service, which is challenging to scale. Coaches are the core of the business, and you just need more of them. The product doesn’t offer much to customers. Execs continue to defund product and engineering efforts but expect large positive changes. - Engineering and product roll up to COO. He has very little understanding of how to build products. New CTO seems MIA. Why don’t we hear from him more?

avatar
Virta Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your experience at Virta. We appreciate your comments and are dismayed that we've not met the high standards we try to hold ourselves to regarding our leadership and the company direction. We take all responses seriously and are committed to making improvements where we can. We understand that change is always hard, especially inside a growing company that is scaling rapidly. We want to ensure that everyone feels supported and valued, so please let us know how we can do better. We also understand your concerns about the company’s product quality and infrastructure. We are constantly working to improve our code quality and platform. We appreciate any views you have on how we can make it better. Thank you again for your feedback and giving us an opportunity to improve.

Explore other reviews about Virta

5.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

very fast paced environment, exhausting

1
1.0
May 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Remote working, having the ability to mute your microphone during waste-of-time propaganda meetings. Benefits for L&D, and work at home stipend.

Cons

Any role that is Member facing is treated like trash. When they post positions, the sum total has often been 2-3 million, with the absolute lowest salaries being those helping Members. That says a lot- but then again, it's a for profit healthcare company, so that says it all. Every meme/satire or TT you've ever seen about toxic corporate workplaces are made because of places like Virta. Every manager, associate director and director share skillsets with snake-oil salesmen of old. They talk and you're aware they're using poor manipulation techniques that just give you the creeps. Nothing matters. High performers, low performers, those who have second jobs who don't even do their job- doesn't matter. You're all the same to them. They'll find a carrot to try to dangle- like 3 percent peanut butter raises. They abhor internal promotions, so it's a dead end job, no matter how much you demonstrate your value with metrics, skillsets, education, and experience. During hiring they sing a song about promotions, growth, new company, yadda-yadda, but it's all a lie. There's no communication between teams, and tribal knowledge rules. The left had has no idea what the right is doing. It honestly feels like a money laundering operation for people who know directors to get insider jobs. Run.

17
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All