Overly corporate, political, and mismanaged - Software Developer Vrbo Employee Review

2.0
Dec 16, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Able to work from home Nice offices

Cons

After the expedia acquisition, everything changed. HomeAway is no longer the "big startup " culture but become a blame game so that the folks in Seattle are appeased. The environment, culture, and way of doing things went from well thought out to "how fast can we pump out products even if the quality is poor". That was only emphasized by the declining bar for new hires which caused the overall quality of the company to go down fast. HomeAway was a top tier company with top tier talent, unfortunately now it is a mid-tier company with low quality talent.

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

HomeAway technology stack has come a long way. One of the most appealing things about working here is the fact that you get to work with cutting edge technology. In addition, the engineering team are super smart, so working here is a great networking opportunity too.

Cons

Company is getting pretty big, and if you end up on the wrong team, you may find it that it is difficult for you to be impactful.

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Vrbo Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a thoughtful review. We love a good tech stack as much as the next tech company and it’s great to hear you enjoy working on ours. Our Data Science and Engineering teams are so important to the success of HomeAway. You’re right though, we are growing rapidly. If someone finds themselves on a team that doesn’t quite feel right, we highly encourage internal movement and having a conversation with your manager.
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