Great multidisciplinary environment - Anonymous employee Zymergen Employee Review

5.0
Jul 14, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Both research based, and market oriented mindset - Ambitious objectives which encourages innovation - Access to experts in a variety of fields (biology, software, data science, chemistry, materials, chemical engineering, robotics, etc) - Young and talented people as coworkers - Free catering - Management cares a lot about health and well-being of employees

Cons

- Even though options and benefits are available, it is not as competitive as one may expect for a company in Bay Area. This could change as company grows. - Upward movement is sometimes challenging and not well-defined - Sometimes goals and timelines may seem too ambitious

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