Jama Software reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)
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Marc Osofsky

80% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Jama Software has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 117 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jama Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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117 reviews
2.0
Aug 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is very friendly and easy going. Employee on-boarding is very good and everyone is very eager to help you succeed. Great company if all you want to do is put in your 7.5 hours and bike home.

Cons

There is no real engineering management or direction. There are some very good engineering managers (mine fell into the great camp), but zero technical direction or leadership as a whole. The software arm of the company consists of mostly simple feature work dictated by project managers with little-to-no engineering knowledge. Everyone is out the door at 5pm sharp. No real drive to do anything exciting technically, and the software is very rudimentary. Trying to improve processes or technology, or being critical of anything at the company, is looked on poorly. My experience was that the higher ups simply want you to shut up and follow orders. Spring and Hibernate Java with ExtJS front-end application that scales poorly. This is from the perspective of an engineer working on back-end services, so YMMV.

5.0
Mar 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Jama has great people. They are invested in the success of the company and each other. As the company grows they are investing a lot in people and making efforts to recruit and retain talent. There are some fun perks - organized social activities for employees, as well as professional ones with opportunities for continuing education and growth.

Cons

The company is moving from a smaller, start-up to a more established one, which means there can be some growing pains, but the benefits of the growth far outweigh the drawbacks.

5.0
Jul 12, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is great being hired not only for your current skill set, but also for your aptitude and potential to be a part of an organization's growth. The environment is very collaborative, often departments solving problems together. The management is very accessible and is invested in each individual's growth.

Cons

The office can be a little chilly.

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