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Delusional CEO, terrible equity structure, and suck-up PMs

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Bilt for 1 year
December 13, 2024
New York, New York
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

You’ll have some stock upside if you can survive the absurd pace at which you’ll pump out features.

Cons

Worst office in a terrible location for commuters with zero sunlight and a horrible elevator. Only soulless vampires can be happy five days a week in the office.

Disconnected and delusional CEO with a whip he loves to crack, even on the best performers, for not performing at his ideal pace, which is always unreasonably faster.

Low-quality product with little testing.

You will work weekends whether you like it or not.

Equity structure was changed to 10/20/30/40, and there are people at the company who have 25/25/25/25. You will work just as hard as they do but pay way more in taxes if things work out and have a lot more to lose at a potential layoff.

CEO has no idea how a design system works and designs a new screen every day that looks like a new app.

Staff Engineers seem misleveled, and some seniors are way better yet lower-level than the Staff Engineers.

Advice to Management

Match your expectations to equity structure. You want to give me 10% for the first year? Expect 40% effort, not 200% effort.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
1.0
Senior Management
1.0

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