OpenGov Sr. Software Engineer reviews

2.4

1% would recommend to a friend

(14 total reviews)

Thiago Sá Freire

Not enough data to show CEO approval

1% positive business outlook

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14 reviews
1.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company strongly promotes its AI capabilities, and they genuinely mean it. In my experience, we had fantastic, seemingly unlimited access to AI tokens. From my perspective, the company appears to be in a very healthy financial position.

Cons

It seems to me that the recent change in leadership has brought a primary focus on cost-cutting. Despite what appears to be strong overall financial health, I felt that budget allocations for roles and annual compensation increases were disappointingly low. When employees have voiced concerns regarding work-life balance, my impression was that leadership dismissed the feedback. The messaging felt like those who asked for better balance simply didn't have the right "mindset" for the company. Despite any claims of stability, I have observed employees being terminated abruptly. It is not uncommon for a colleague you were working with in the morning to be gone by the evening. While employees joke about it, my impression is that there is a genuine underlying fear that job security is entirely arbitrary and depends solely on leadership's mood on any given day. In my experience, internal surveys do not feel like a safe space for honest feedback. I perceived that leadership viewed negative survey responses as an indicator that the employee was a poor cultural fit and should leave. I've noticed what seems to be a high turnover rate, and my impression is that the company is having a tough time hiring replacements as a result. I personally felt nudged by management to leave a positive review here, which makes me question the authenticity of some of the recent high ratings. Advise to people considering joining this, only as the last option.

1.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

- Good for people who don't have any personal life. - Stay in the office till 10pm and get praised by leadership.

Cons

Toxic work culture with zero respect for work-life balance - Extended working hours are expected daily; this is the norm, not an exception. - Weekend work is effectively mandatory; not participating is noticed and is held against employees - Extremely aggressive and unrealistic timelines for building a full ERP system, leading to sustained burnout and bugs - Management pushed employees beyond reasonable limits with promises of strong appraisals and bonuses. After successful delivery cited “budget constraints” - Clear disconnect between leadership commitments and actual outcomes Pune Office Specific Issues: - Extremely weak local leadership with no decision-making authority - Employee concerns around commute, traffic, and parking are well known but consistently ignored - Strong pressure to return to office regardless of practical challenges - Local leadership is always focused on pleasing overseas leadership to keep their jobs safe, even at the cost of ignoring employee concerns and practical realities (commute challenges, work-life balance, and on-ground constraints) - Leaders taking stand for employees and work from home policy are fired

5.0
Mar 5, 2026

Best workculture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mission oriented, great work culture,

Cons

None that I can think of

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