Magnopus Developer reviews

2.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(4 total reviews)

Ben Grossmann

100% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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4 reviews
1.0
Dec 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are passionate about what they do. Lots of cross team communication.

Cons

Initiative is punished. Dissenting opinions are punished. Micromanagement via timekeeping software. Line managers pass pressure from PO down to engineers. Line managers are passive aggressive and hostile toward those with career aspirations. Salary is subpar and lowballing seems to be the norm. They say "flexible working" but it's a lie. You will be expected to stay on until 5-6pm on a semi regular basis. Upper management justify low wages with equity, but the equity is pitiable.

3.0
Apr 5, 2023

Great Company, Great People

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance. No pressure to be at the office. Colleagues are super cool with diverse professional backgrounds. Exciting team based projects. Opportunities to work on a number of different projects. The best international communication I've had in a company (everyone in America are really nice). Flexi time really helps with balancing work and home life or even needing to take an extended break! Very easy to take time off (I've never had to justify why I need it off) Feels like management really care about you as a person. Upper management feel approachable.

Cons

Lack of transparency during times of transition (when and why we are doing things). Feel like I'm not given the opportunity to work to my full potential and often stuck working on bug after bug. Lack of transparency over progression (Recent performance review feedback was heavily lacking in ways I can improve to move up in the company). Processes change often, meaning a lot of extra time doing admin tasks or struggling to find ticket to work on.

3.0
Jul 5, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great benefits - Inspiring projects - Difficult problems to solve at a software, hardware, and human level - Leadership circle who cares* (see cons) - Upward mobility for those who ask for it* (see cons) - Big amount of impact on the final product - Great resume builder - Talented coworkers - New(er) production staff is amazing and really cares about the team. - Everyone has something to teach and readily gives this knowledge

Cons

- Leadership cares, but needs to acknowledge the inner circle that has formed as the company has grown. There are high ups in design and engineering who act unprofessionally to people below them. These people need to understand what is and is not okay when they reach that level at a company. Do they have any oversight? Have they had any leadership training or did they just move up because they served the company well? Tenure is not good enough. Give them the tools to be more equitable leaders who can see past their own opinions and egos. Hold them accountable. - The CEO should not try to direct projects while also running the company. It adds far too much noise, detracts from the heavy lifting done by the rest of them, and is not as helpful as them being a great CEO (which they are). - Tons of micromanagement and thrashing from production and leads, who scramble to find solutions but often can hardly decide things amongst themselves. - The company is still figuring out what mobility looks like at its larger scale. Softer personalities seem to rarely win a the loudest person in the room is sometimes the only one that's heard. - All in all, I would recommend the company but with various caveats. If Magnopus addresses its growing pains, leadership and cultural improvements, it can be a great place to work.

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