58% positive business outlook
Pros
On paper, and on the surface, everything looked good. The benefits were good, and the training was well put together for a complex product.
Cons
The product was difficult to support in the field. It runs on ancient versions of CentOS, and every aspect of the product was difficult to implement and/or manage. Unfortunately the have a lot of people with seniority. There was no visible path upward. Not certain if that still remains true.
Pros
Everyone here is committed to team. Great Leadership.
Cons
New hire training has been rough during Covid.
Pros
* So much technology, that's well-engineered. * A small company that functions and works like it's a larger corporation, but with all the benefits of a smaller company. * A slack channel for every technology and team, with resources there to answer questions on any issue you run into. * Flexible Time Off. * Great pay, moderate benefits. * A management team that cares about hard work, but also cares about helping engineers get to a good spot to _do_ hard work. * Weeks worth of training to take upon starting your first day (the most product training I've received from any company I've worked for)
Cons
* IT is pretty strict about the tech you're allowed to use (i.e. 7zip isn't allowed, not allowed to use linux to unpackage compressed files). * Some days are rough, some days are easy, but this comes with the job. * Internal processes are still being ironed out after changes in management.
Pros
Amazing people and co-workers. Helpful, knowledgeable people willing and able to help. It feels like the company cares, even from a remote position. The fact the board members (not just one, all of them) have open meetings for the whole company to join and ask questions, I have never heard of a company doing this. Managers care and not only my immediate manager, with in months of hiring my department head scheduled a one on one just to check-in in a non-pressure environment.
Cons
High Learning curve. This makes training very difficult, not that the training is lacking but it is impossible to fit such a complex product in such short time. Being welling to learn and grow will help you adjust. Customer pressure with sensitive issues. I work a customer facing position and people are people, the good part of this is that I only work with IT professionals, which makes them more understanding but everyone has their own pressures at work.
Pros
Good teams, good product, unlimited PTO.
Cons
Training isn’t great, at all.
Pros
Co-workers were nice. Always alot of free food.
Cons
Engineering support greatly understaffed-- focused mostly of developing new features, but not fixing what is broken. Technical people promoted into management positions with no management training or experience.
Pros
Training and Onboarding smooth sailing so far. CEO and other executives all seem to have great behaviors and appear to be very approachable. Positive attitudes. Direct manager also exhibits same characteristic. Lots of resources to review for new hires. Paced for success.
Cons
I haven't worked long enough to experience any negativity.
Pros
Great startup with amazing potential and spectacular workers and benefits. Hands down one of the best companies to work for if you're experienced.
Cons
Very poor training, not the best place for a junior engineer but a seasoned professional will Excel here
Pros
I feel so fortunate to have found this company. It's small enough to avoid being slowed down by the bureaucracy of large corporations but large enough to have the stability you want and need. At HQ in Reston, there is a mix of offices and cubes, and though I realize some people don't like the cube-life, I think it makes for a very open and communicative environment, especially when you are new and have a lot of questions. It also makes it a LOT easier to get to know your coworkers. Everyone is tremendously welcoming, helpful and friendly. There are a lot of fun company activities for people to get to know each other throughout the year (summer bbq, Nats games, holiday parties, chili cookoff, halloween costume contest...just to name a few) and plenty of internal training available to help you ramp up in your position. The management team takes interest in knowing the employees personally, especially Dave Link, the CEO, who is perhaps the nicest, most sincere person I have ever encountered. The benefits and salary are very competitive, as is the personal leave policy. The company takes pride in recognizing people's contributions to the team which in turn creates a real sense of camaraderie and self worth. I can't imagine working anywhere else...they are going to have to kick me out the door to make me leave!
Cons
As with all small companies that are quickly growing, there are areas that need to be tightened up procedurally. Too often things are handled on the fly as "one-offs" which simply isn't scalable. That said, you can see the work being done across all departments to shift from a more reactive position to a proactive one.
Pros
-Decent paying for an SDR position -Great if you're looking to get into tech -Hybrid Option
Cons
-Not so great training -Difficult if you're new to tech sales -The lead routing is a mess
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