Fast-paced company with incredible growth - Anonymous employee Vrbo Employee Review

5.0
Mar 28, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

HomeAway is an amazing place to work and offers incredible opportunities for young professionals. This was my first job out of college and in the time I've been here we've acquired numerous companies, gone public, purchased super bowl ads and much more - all of which have provided invaluable experience for my career. While these milestones are all in the past now, the company is showing no signs of slowing down and because we're still relatively small, you feel as though your contributions really can make in impact on the business. As for the day-to-day, the culture in the office is absolutely work-hard, play-hard. We have plenty of happy hours, parties, etc. to balance out the long list of to-dos and aggressive deadlines.

Cons

We're definitely working through the growing pains of becoming a larger company and having to institute more process, which makes us feel less nimble, at times.

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Cons

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5.0
Nov 25, 2015
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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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