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SendGrid

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SendGrid Software Developer reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(11 total reviews)
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Sameer Dholakia

100% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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11 reviews
4.0
Nov 14, 2015
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Pros

I haven't thought much of the companies I've worked for in the past, mainly due to the actual "company" sitting in a high tower over its employees. It is the complete opposite here at SendGrid. The transparency from the leadership team is incredible and the same happens at all levels of management. You hear about the struggles, the successes, the goals...everything is brought to the table, which in turn really helps you understand how you are contributing to the companies success as an employee. The people here are awesome and truly want you to succeed in your role no matter what background you come from; having a supportive group of talented individuals around you is rare these days in such a competitive industry. The technologies/languages you get to work with are diverse and the engineering department is starting to favor the micro service oriented architecture, which in my opinion really encourages personal development as you get to work in different tech stacks. Lastly, the perks and benefits are great. I have never worked at a company that was as flexible in terms of work/life balance as this one. The commonly mentioned 4 H's (humble, honest, hungry, happy) really have maintained their presence here at SendGrid all these years.

Cons

The pay scale which is somewhat below average, but it's hard to persistently complain about this when the perks are great and the culture makes you feel like you're part of one big family.

2.0
May 7, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great startup perks like gym, phone, commute reimbursement, lots of beer flowing, trips to conferences, and games to go all around. They give you anything you want for the workplace like a standing desk, macbook airs with thunderbolt displays, and more. There is also the annual company trip to Mexico that is always unforgettable.

Cons

There is a bias/favoritism felt towards the Colorado office. There are many people who work in engineering that do nothing/are lazy. And the others who work hard are not appreciated at all. It takes HR/management a few resignations to see they need to give mass promotions and/or raises so it's unorganized and not based on actual merit. They've gone through a few VPs of Engineering in only 2 years, so the engineering department is always unstable.

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