Great place to work, with some growing pains - Software Engineer dscout Employee Review

4.0
Jan 5, 2020
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Pros

Really cool, interesting people to work with. Decent effort to keep codebase and practices up-to-date; code and stability are constantly improving. Good place for junior/mid-level devs to get experience and mentorship. Some coworkers are young and want to hang out and be social, other coworkers are more settled with houses and kids (and are often also down to hang out, though in a more chill way), so there are plenty of types to connect with. Company has a generally friendly, youthful culture. The Slack channels are wide and varied, and the emojis include many memes. The medical benefits are really wonderful. The company was small enough that for a time it was easy to make friends throughout the various departments (though this may change as it grows). It's nice to build a product that is actually generally liked by its users and isn't trying to suck money or attention from them. Recently moved into a new office and the snacks/amenities are pretty nice. Automatic standing desks. CEO is very transparent about company progress and issues, and is very accessible to chat with.

Cons

Compensation for engineers (and probably everyone) could be better. For the longest time, there was a very fuzzy path to promotions or raises, with some people not getting significant changes in compensation even after working there for years, though this past year they've finally taken steps to establish a clearer path. Before I left there was a growing rift between engineers and some managers. A lot of once-passionate employees have left the company in the past year and from what I heard, the trend seemed to have continued after I left (I personally don't know why). Most employees really genuinely care about the company and their fellow coworkers, but that often keeps them from questioning management on things like pay and long hours (latter is not usually a problem for engineering).

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dscout Response
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Thank you for the feedback and review! It's great to hear that you built some lasting relationships while you were on the team. We really value finding multiple avenues for team members to connect on a personal level - whether through our #coffee-buddies Slack group, happy hours, or work projects.As dscout continues to grow and mature as a company, so do our functions and processes. We made significant progress on career pathing and compensation in 2019 and look forward to continuing this work in 2020.We wish you the best in your current venture!

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