Decent Company - werkgeversreview Software Engineer bij 1plusX

- small team; - relative freedom over working hours; - stocked kitchen with snacks; - weekly book club meetings

- inexperienced engineering mgt after the 2 VPs of Engineering left in '18 and a TLM in May '19; - hands-off/part-time chief engineering leader that left entirely in Dec '18 only to return in Jan '19 in order to revive hiring; - compensation is substantially under the market value; - very high turnover: between 01.04.18 and 01.04.19 over 10 engineers and 5 non-engineering staff left/were fired out of approx. 30-35 total staff; - overly hyped/focusing on sales priorities; - CEO without technical background and mostly focusing on sales; - seniority/tenure override most technical decisions regardless of whether arguments are researched/sound; - customers are mostly B2B with a very small number of DAU/MAU; - limited career growth for the engineering positions with an undefined career ladder; - lack of clear vision and strategy over the company's products; - limited opportunity for research-based projects

Some of the best things about working at 1plusX: - Team: Working with a team of smart, experienced and thoughtful colleagues. - Interesting problems: Solving challenging problems around software design, distributed computing and machine learning. - Impact: Software engineers at 1plusX have the room and are encouraged to shape the product vision and thus impact the experience of millions of web users. - Learning and Personal Development: 1plusX puts a lot of effort into creating an environment where employees can learn and grow in their roles as part of their jobs.

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