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WillowTree reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(96 total reviews)
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Tobias A. Dengel

39% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.3

Senior management

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96 reviews

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3.0
Dec 2, 2020

Great Place to Learn, Great People, Poor Pay and Early Signs of Cultural Decay

Senior software engineer
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Pros

The People! Smart, Nice, Helpful, Caring.

Cons

Consulting to big, stogie companies that actively prevent good software practice and Management unable to move them fwd.

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WillowTree Response
5y
Thanks for your comments -- at the end of the day, WillowTree is nothing more than its team, so love the thoughts about how great the people are. Would love some direct feedback to me (either directly or anonymoysly) on which projects are burning people out and we are not able to use industry-leading dev approaches. Most of our clients hire us to be able to leverage new software practices so would love to hear where we can be doing better working with them and let's make a plan on how to address.... - Tobias
4.0
Nov 5, 2020

Great place to learn

Platform software engineer
Recommend
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Pros

If you're a new college grad or a junior engineer then WillowTree is an amazing place to start your career. You'll work with some very smart and talented people on projects that can reach millions of users. WillowTree has some of the kindest and most helpful people working at it and that's its true strength.

Cons

Once you hit mid-level you have to seriously consider if it's worth staying long term. This is mainly because the grind to senior level is slow and pay is pretty mediocre for anyone between junior and senior level. By the time you've spent a year or two as a mid-level engineer at WillowTree you're capable of getting a senior position at another company that pays significantly more. The promotion process lacks a lot of transparency and is infrequent. Basically if a group of engineering directors don't think you're ready for promotion then it's a minimum of 6 months and up to a year until you have another chance at a promotion or pay increase.

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WillowTree Response
5y
Thanks for your review and kind comments. One of our core goals is to be a great place to land out of college/grad school and really grow your skills working on global applications for brand name clients. Sorry to hear you feel our promotion process isn't transparent or clear. We do promotions twice a year (large group at end of year and smaller group of mid-year), and we have rolled out very detailed rubrics for each position. In the Dec 2020 promotions cycle we made 105 promotions, recognizing many of our incredible team members. I would highly encourage you to swing by my weekly office hours to take me through how you think that process is falling short. It's absolutely vital that we have a long-career path for our team, and would like to work with you to figure out how to make that better and clearer. - Tobias
5.0
Oct 19, 2020

Incredibly culture and thoughtful leadership

Software engineer
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Pros

WillowTree has far and away the best culture of any company I've worked for. The core values are well thought out, and constantly reviewed, and leadership clearly cares a lot about employees and it shows. The culture is extremely open, and I feel like I could go to anybody in the company with a problem and be heard, which is not something I've experienced in other places. I never felt like "the new guy". From day one, my input and experience was treated as valuable, and I almost immediately felt like a part of the company just like everybody else. The work is varied and interesting, and there's so much opportunity to learn and grow as a person and as an engineer. Everyone seems to love working here, and those who do end up leaving seem genuinely sad to do so. I couldn't ask for a better company to work for. The Durham office is a beautiful and welcoming place to work in, and there's lots of good snacks. Weekly Lunch n' Learn presentations by fellow Trees, or outside speakers are a great resource, and weekly team lunches are a great opportunity to connect with the people you work with. Compensation is on par with the standard salaries in the area, and the benefits are excellent

Cons

I have no complaints about WillowTree. That said, it is an agency, and there is the possibility of some volatility in the projects that you work on, but that comes with the territory of working for an agency, and that's part of what makes the job interesting for me - getting to work on lots of different things over the course of my time here.

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WillowTree Response
5y
Thank you for the super kind comments!! Working hard to keep the small company culture as we continue to grow... - Tobias
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