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Interesting work, not the best salary

Software Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Guidewire for 2 years
October 24, 2023
Kraków, Poland
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

It's a good opportunity to work with recent technologies developing the company's own products. I really like how things are created from scratch, and you can be part of it.

Working hours and days off are really flexible. People are great and helpful, too. From the perspective of a person that started as an intern, I've been able to learn a lot, mostly because of people in my immediate surroundings.

Cons

I think that promoting processes are not well described, so you can never know if you're going to be promoted.

There are two possibilities during the year to get promoted. You may be trying your best and take lots of responsibilities, only to end up not being promoted, with a comment: "You did your best, I have nothing to fault, but we'll try again in six months." This happens while knowing that other people with similar seniority and responsibilities got promoted.

Some administrative processes take a long time to be set, i.e., paid on-call duties that have been recently introduced after more than two years of negotiation and establishing processes.

Advice to Management

I think there should be a bigger impact placed on recognizing employee commitment.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
3.0

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