balena reviews

3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

60% positive business outlook

balena has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The balena 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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41 reviews
5.0
Aug 19, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Balena take a refreshing approach to growing and operating an organisation, with an almost flat hierarchy, employees are encouraged to be involved in any area of the business where they believe they can add value. By making recruitment decisions that focus more on skill and attitude than academic record and past job titles, they have built a team of brilliant, ambitious, open-minded people who are eager to support and also learn from one another. Having worked for and with companies who offer their employees zero support, push targets and are stuck in a mindless system of unexplainable policies and procedures, joining balena has been an absolute breath of fresh air.

Cons

I do sometimes miss working in an office environment so I guess this could be a 'con' for some people, however, the pro's of remote working enable me to achieve a great work/life balance.

5.0
Jul 26, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Great group of very intelligent people - Remote working so great work/life balance - Flat organisational structure, no politics, bureaucracy or space for large egos - A real team spirit, feels like one international big family - Hack fridays to work on personal projects

Cons

- Remote working means you have to be very disciplined, proactive and over-communicate what you are working on

5.0
May 23, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing international team, great product with very interesting customers. Company cares about employees and there's a lot of flexibility. The company is designed for remote work which makes it quite a unique experience.

Cons

There's a lot of work to do so the job can be demanding (not necessarily a bad thing but can get stressful at times).

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