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Moderately Interesting Tech Stack, Poor Management

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Instacart for 4 years
July 27, 2022
San Francisco, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

• Big user base, lots of experiments constantly running. • Friendly teammates. • Small amount of red tape to go through to introduce changes. • Generous vacation policies and company holidays. • Remote-first for engineering.

Cons
  • Poorly managed and even worse cross-team collaboration.
  • Compensation isn't very competitive.
  • Generally low sentiment across the company.
  • Promotions are more politically driven than merit-based.
  • On-call is stressful, and there is no extra compensation or benefits for it.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
2.0
Senior Management
2.0

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