Substantial Software 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
Dec 5, 2014
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Pros

Obviously, the best thing about working here is the people. The executive management really knows what they're doing, are very transparent, and do a really good job of making sure this is a place where people want to come to work. There's a reason they're consistently named one of the best places to work in Seattle. The hours are very reasonable, and the management does a good job making sure developers aren't over-worked. The team sizes are small enough that you get to play a critical role in the development and decision-making of the projects you work on. Also, as a developer you get to learn every part of the development cycle. There's no front-end/back-end/ops, every developer is responsible for each role, which was the main draw for me, as I wanted to learn more than just the back-end work I was siloed into at my previous company. They pay was also reasonable, but by far the main draw of working here for me was the laid-back work environment and ability to work on all aspects of a product.

Cons

Being a development firm, you will obviously get client work that could be considered "less than exciting", from time to time, but as the company grows they will get more interesting and high-profile work.

5.0
Sep 8, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome, relaxed workplace with highly intelligent people. You get to work with small teams on interesting projects with a variety of clients, where developer input to product design is taken seriously, and you can go home after a 40 hour week. Expect to take initiative and be challenged to develop your skill set. Very Agile-focused development process, with an emphasis on TDD and fast turnaround of stories/projects. A great place to work if you want to take pride in your job and have a life outside of it. They go out of their way to identify talented, promising people, often from non-conventional backgrounds, over cookie-cutter CS graduates. About as un-Silicon Valley as you can get, I hope the culture here becomes the norm for Seattle!

Cons

You get paid a decent salary, but not stock options, so if you're looking to cash out a billionaire at 35 this place is not for you. Also not for you if you just want to be buried in the bowels of a 200-person team. There's not much of a ladder to climb, you'll have to prove yourself to the world on the virtues of your work not on your ability to play politics.

4.0
May 19, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent work life balance, they really care about the forty hour work week. The people are smart and there is a fun environment. Interesting projects and good clients. The offices are great. The company is growing and it is possible to contribute in multiple ways if you want to.

Cons

Some of the projects are less interesting than others. It's possible to get "stuck" on a project, but the company is usually pretty good about moving you if you do not like the project. Sometimes clients can be difficult to deal with, but that is the nature of client work. Sometimes the open space office can be a bit loud.

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Thanks for the feedback. We're definitely trying to work on both of the cons you list, with the hope that team structure will create more flexibility with project placement and working to mitigate the impacts of an open space. Much of that will take the form of augmenting the alternate spaces for people to work for the immediate term but we've got those concerns in mind as we think further ahead as well.
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