KinderSystems Software Developer reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)
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Lara Oerter

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99% positive business outlook

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6 reviews
5.0
Dec 21, 2020
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Pros

First, the people. Smart, friendly, helpful: Great combination. Also, the flexibility. I like to work odd hours, and they are fine with that. The work is interesting and challenging, never boring. I could have retired 10 years ago, but I'm having too much fun to leave.

Cons

I don't like having to keep track of my hours. But it's necessary, I guess.

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KinderSystems Response
5y
Yes, we have government contracts, and we are sometimes audited. The only way to pass is to show the work we did, and for accountants, that means show the hours we worked!
1.0
Aug 22, 2018

No Team Spirit, Revolving Door

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Pros

Salary was average. I can't think of much more as far as pros.

Cons

Does not care about their employees. There is no team spirit, no company culture. Everyone closes their door, keep to themselves. Employees come and go from this place like a revolving door. Their code base is atrocious, just like the equipment they expect you to use (old computers). Practically no vacation time or benefits. Small company, no room for advancement. Training is almost non-existent. No educational benefits either. You are on your own at this place. Good luck. The atmosphere is depressing. Glad I don't work there anymore.

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KinderSystems Response
7y
This is also an odd review: We have not had any engineers that worked here for more than 3 years leave us in a long time (years). Searching through our records, nobody comes to mind. This must be a very old grudge that is just now being posted. Our vacation plan is: two weeks for employees with 0 to 5 years with the company, three weeks for employees with 5 - 10 years with the company, and four weeks for employees with 10 years or more with the company. Also, we have one week of sick time and 8 company holidays. We pay 50% of all health insurance costs for employees including families. We have a full tuition reimbursement plan and we encourage employees to use it. It must benefit the company, so it's general for technical classes, project management, and related education. Less than two years ago we have bought brand-new computers and large screens for every employee. Saying employees have to use old computers is an outright lie. It makes no sense for a software company to have people use old computers. We don't have a death-wish. About code base: We are a 25-year-old company, and we still support customers that bought systems from us 20 years ago. We cannot force our customers to upgrade in some cases. So there is old code to support here, like there is in any old company. However, we also have systems on mobile applications that were designed and implemented in 2018. So a blanket statement about "atrocious" code is confusing. There are several hundreds of man-years of code in this company. Revolving door: We have very little employee turnover. We have some people who have been with the company for more than 20 years, many for more than 10 years. Enough. I sound defensive.
3.0
May 18, 2009
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Pros

There are many opportunities to take on challenging software problems at the company once you've put in the time to a respected developer. There are opportunities to grow and take on leadership positions if your abilities shine.

Cons

There is an overall sense that "change is bad". Their applications are a bit embarrising in the sense that they are not designed properly. They basically create the application with no vision for systematic growth and well design from the user's point of view. The vocabulary throughout the application is EXTREMELY inconsistent, which is horrid to any new user or new hire. Overall there software can help but man they sure have an UP HILL battle to win in creative INTUITIVE software.

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