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Sofar Ocean Technologies reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)
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Tim Janssen

55% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Sofar Ocean Technologies has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sofar Ocean Technologies 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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30 reviews
1.0
Jan 4, 2021

If you drink the Kool-Aid you'll probably do well here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Environmental mission Cool office location on the water (post-covid) Entertains remote-worker status

Cons

Mostly junior devs/software engineers creating incomprehensible amounts of technical debit Project management is often non-existent, which leads to lots of chaos Huge chasm between the scientists and software engineers to link their work HR bloopers galore, beyond typical startup stuff Painful twice-per-week all-hands full of company worship

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Sofar Ocean Technologies Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions on how we can be a great company for both our employees as well as the planet. These are all areas that we have grown and have addressed. The all-hands meetings are really important to us, as many people come from companies without much transparency across teams. Whether you are in engineering, marketing, customer success, or sales we hope that you are able to connect with teams and people across all departments. It has been a bit since this review was submitted and the company has grown a lot. Our HR team is built of team members with a lot of startup experience and we are proud of our inclusive company culture. When it comes to our Ocean Science and Engineering teams, they work extremely close and are constantly collaborating. If they weren't then we wouldn't have the world's best ocean weather models....which we now do :) We hope you learned a lot while working at Sofar and wish you the best in future endeavors!
5.0
Apr 4, 2024

Great company, terrible CEO

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company and the mission to increase awareness of how climate change is impacting the ocean is great. There are some really smart scientists and engineers working there towards this mission.

Cons

The management team, and particularly the CEO are very challenging to work for. They believe everyone should prioritize work, even at the expense of your mental health / child care obligations.

2.0
Jul 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

It was in a nice location in Mission Bay

Cons

Not a fan of how they handled things as far as letting Employees go. No room for growth

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Sofar Ocean Technologies Response
3y
We strive to have a strong culture at Sofar that is aligned in company objectives and our longterm mission of connecting the world’s oceans to power a more sustainable future. We agree that our office space is truly a special location and we are glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, wishing you the best in your next role.
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