PlanetScale reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(11 total reviews)

Sam Lambert

83% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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11 reviews
5.0
Sep 22, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- Nothing about the company is set in stone and leadership is transparent and open to feedback. If you see a better way, you can always make your case to whoever needs to hear it, up to the CEO if needed. - The team values respect over raw performance. No one is allowed to be a jerk, no matter what they contribute technically. - The company was always remote-friendly, but now it's doubling down on building a culture around asynchronous work. That means not only flexibility in where I live, but also the flexibility to prioritize my family's schedule and fit work around that.

Cons

- There is so much engineering work to do and not enough engineers to do it. The hardest part of my job is having to tell colleagues, "I'd love to do that for you, but it's going to be a while before I get to it." - Sometimes we work on something that ends up not being used, either because we changed direction or we built it for a particular customer who changed their mind. We try a lot of things and they don't all stick, so we have to get used to moving on to the next thing.

5.0
Jul 31, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly, warm environment - Fun, smart people - Innovative technology - Lots of room to learn and grow - Ability to impact the company from the start

Cons

It's a start up, so you'll need to be comfortable in a fast paced environment with a team that's growing, learning, and changing as we go.

5.0
Jul 2, 2019

A great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Planetscale is an excellent place to work. The team here is smart, humble and friendly. The company believes in autonomy to do your best work and is passionate about the opportunity ahead of us. The founders and engineers are masters in their field. Prospects from the best companies in the world come to them for their expertise. Customers love the solution (yes, product that actually works). The health benefits are world class. Frequent team lunches and of course happy hours.

Cons

If you make your decision on office aesthetics this might not be the place for you. We are still early and scrappy and so you should be too.

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