Substantial Developer reviews

4.8

100% would recommend to a friend

(6 total reviews)

Carey Jenkins

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63% positive business outlook

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6 reviews
5.0
Jun 5, 2017

Software Developer

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Pros

Substantial had perhaps the strongest developer culture of any company I've ever worked at. Developers really care about quality software development, adhere very well to best practices (TDD, code reviews) and are constantly looking for ways to improve. Project management and process is at exactly the right level: enough to keep things moving smoothly but not so much as to bog down progress.

Cons

Probably the same cons as working at any other agency, lots of short term projects mean less depth into any one product.

5.0
Oct 1, 2015
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Pros

Great at continuous improvement. Teams are self organizing and determine their own processes that work best for their context. Great team members and company culture. Always people hanging out outside of work.

Cons

Lack of company wide development practices. Although it's nice to self-organize in most cases, some company wide practices would help when switching projects. Lack of vision sharing by upper management.

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10y
Thanks for your comments. Hopefully over the last few months you've noted the increased emphasis and attention on being transparent about the decisions we're making as an organization, how they'll affect individuals, and why we believe they're best for the company overall. As to the company-wide dev practices, hopefully you feel comfortable sharing that with your project leads or at the next dev allhands - it would be great to find an even better balance between self-organization and best practices.
5.0
Aug 20, 2015

Excellent company

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Pros

Substantial has been an amazing place to work. The atmosphere inspires teamwork as well opportunities to learn and grow in a super supportive environment. There is a real dedication to maintaining work life balance while still providing high quality and well designed products for clients.

Cons

None that I can think of.

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