Sigma Computing reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(157 total reviews)
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Mike Palmer

63% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Sigma Computing has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sigma Computing employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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157 reviews
1.0
Dec 5, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- A few really smart and capable employees, unfortunately most don't stay too long. - Great office location downtown. - Competitive salary and okay-ish benefits (all the basics are covered, but no 401k matching and don't expect any cool startup benefits). - Great investors that keep investing despite the product not being competitive enough and very slow growth.

Cons

- Most people seem to have little to no idea of what they should be doing and instead focusing on politics. If you are a doer and not into politics, don't waste your time here. - Poor hiring and non-existent onboarding. Execs don't seem experienced enough to hire good people and invest into developing talent. - Demotivating culture with people being fired left and right. Sometimes you find out people were fired several days or weeks later. Speaking out and having opinions is not encouraged. If you are nice and keep quiet you'll be able to keep your job even if you don't do any actual work. - Lots of talk of how great the product is, however very few people in the company actually use it. Some of the biggest clients bought into Sigma's story, but are not using the product after failing to get the value out of it.

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Sigma Computing Response
6y
We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your time at Sigma and we greatly appreciate the feedback. We are always looking to improve the employee experience and increase employee happiness at Sigma. We're delighted to hear that you believe our employees are capable and smart, we couldn't agree more. This was a big growth year for us as we increased our team by 61%. Finding and training the team so we can all thrive is something we're always looking to improve. You will be happy to hear that on-boarding was a high priority for us this year - we recently launched a new program that includes several days of company and product training. We've also established a culture team that works to develop and promote our core values, including how we communicate employee departures (which has always been to update the org the day someone leaves) We agree there's a lot of buzz about our product, with recognitions for Most Innovative Products from the Strata Data Conference, as well as CNBC Upstart 100 list. Just as we promote our customers to access their data, we are always working hard to do the same for our employees by promoting product usage through training to ensure every domain expert at the company is part of the data conversation.We know that employee happiness is a journey, something we need to work hard everyday. We appreciate you sharing your feedback with us so we can continue to improve.
2.0
Aug 16, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Core product ideas - spreadsheet interface, integration with existing data in warehouse - are good. Code quality is not bad, good and up to date tech used. People are nice.

Cons

Little scope for innovation. Brutal code review culture driven mostly by CTO. Top down with little autonomy or feedback. Feels stagnant, bureaucratic, unproductive.

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Sigma Computing Response
6y
Thank you for your helpful feedback and focus on culture. We agree that culture impacts everything from how inspired someone feels at work to if they feel they have the tools and processes they need to do great work. We've made a number of investments that positively impact our engineering team, including expanding our leadership team, instituting a cross-departmental culture team to proactively seek feedback, as well as refining our code review process and product road mapping strategy. Thank you again for your helpful feedback.
2.0
Mar 12, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Product. Good Pay. Flexible working hours.

Cons

Worst Management. No appreciations. Good things come to those who are talktive or close to senior people not to harding working employees.

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Sigma Computing Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback - I’m sorry that it seems you have not enjoyed your time with us here. We're committed to fostering a culture where every team member feels valued and appreciated. We recognize the importance of acknowledging hard work and dedication, regardless of an individual's level of visibility or connections. We continuously provide our managers with regular training and education around this. 
Given that you are a current employee let me encourage you to share your concerns with our people ops team. As you know we value openness and transparency at Sigma so we would welcome the conversation.
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