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Backstabbing culture

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Kraken for less than 1 year
December 3, 2024
1.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Remote, using Mac, nice company teambuildings/trips, management has no idea what you are doing so it's easy to pretend that you work.

Cons

People are openly stealing others' ideas and present them to managers as their own. Seniors are hired based rather on their (often fabricated) CVs than based on real skills. This has impact on their daily job as they don't understand the technology enough - and then become angry when someone points out their mistakes. People create cliques and alliances and then actively badmouth those who don't cooperate. Middle management are non-technical people and they merely push Jira tickets around and pretend they understand what's going on in their team. Often huge layoffs, which signalizes poor risk management.

They hire 1000 people and then lay them all off due to some hiccups on the market. They put old projects to sleep and resurrect them randomly with new teams, then put them to sleep again... No possibility to grow, unless you know the right people. Beware that positive reviews might often be fabricated as the company sues those who provide negative feedback.

Additional Ratings

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

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