PermitFlow reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Francis Thumpasery

85% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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5.0
Jun 3, 2025

Exciting Opportunity; Surrounded by Smart, Dedicated People

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Pros

If you would like to work for a startup, there is no better time to get into the door at a startup than after a Series A. PermitFlow is well-funded but acts financially bootstrapped (i.e. disciplined with spend), encourages creative approaches to problems other companies would just throw money at, and give you the flexibility to run your workflows in a way that works best for you, PermitFlow is big on promoting from within as we grow as well. Culture is collaborative and supportive, with a healthy tension between some teams that pushes excellence in everyone. Leadership is young but dedicated, energetic, and transparent. Expect 2x monthly all hands that update the entire company on business developments and upcoming product launches as well as frequent updates from leadership.

Cons

It's a true startup experience, so many of the problems that plague other Series A startups exist here: lack of standardization, limited performance development (through recently improving), and a heavy reliance on self-directed training/continued learning. I expect these all to improve as the company grows and completes subsequent funding rounds.

5.0
May 30, 2025

Smooth Workflows, Efficient, and All About Teamwork

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One of the best things about working at PermitFlow is how smoothly everything runs. The workflows are well thought out, projects stay on track, and execution is consistently strong. The team is organized and efficient, which makes getting things done feel straightforward, even when there’s a lot going on. What really stands out, though, is the teamwork. It’s a genuinely supportive environment where people across different roles collaborate easily, pitch in when needed, and always have each other’s backs.

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Fast-Paced Environment and always improving.

5.0
May 24, 2025
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Overall have really enjoyed my experience here after pivoting from big tech. It's exactly what I was looking for from a startup -- fast-paced, high ownership & agency, tons of opportunity for input and growth - Eng-led culture - if you have a good idea and can back it up, it will likely become part of the roadmap - Selfless eng culture without politics. We all care about the same end goal so collaboration and learning is high - This is a constant push/pull at a startup but it feels like we have a good balance of being hacky and moving fast without sacrificing quality & robustness of our platform - Pretty much everyone at the company cares deeply about what we are doing, whether they come from an environmental (solar), affordable housing, or person angle. Smart people that care make for a great combo - Pretty transparent culture, great opportunity to learn how to build & scale a company - Upwards feedback is heard and acted upon, I feel like cross-functional planning & coordination is getting better, unblocking smoother rollouts of new initiatives - Company growth is genuinely exciting. This is not a very crowded space, and what we can do with good technical solutions (and targeted use of AI) can really transform the current archaic processes I haven't experienced any of the micro-management or over-analyzing explained in other reviews. In general I've felt like all decisions are explained well and upwards feedback is taken and heard. Engineering projects tend to be ambiguous and exciting, with as much or as little autonomy as you want.

Cons

- People care a lot, and are very opinionated. Everyone feels like an owner of our product (which is a good thing) but that means that "disagree & commit" can be harder to come by - Normal growing pains of a new engineering team: how do we measure success of projects? How high-fidelity do our roadmaps need to be? How confident do we need to be in something before working on it?

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