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Ancient Tech, Toxic Politics

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at LinkedIn for 2 years
March 17, 2023
Sunnyvale, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Work-life balance and the option to work from home, which is changing as we speak.

Cons

i) Lots of politics and favoritism. Lots of senior engineers and managers left quickly due to the above.

ii) Documentation in projects is almost nonexistent.

iii) The tech stack is ancient and crumbling.

iv) Uncooperative teams and teammates who don't help you even when you have just started, never appreciating the help they got when they started.

v) Innovations and AI investment are laughable.

vi) Sitting on their laurels because of no strong competitors.

vii) Unsure of how autonomous we are, given we were bought out by Microsoft.

viii) Uninspiring leadership and senior/staff engineers or managers.

Advice to Management

I am no one to suggest anything. Carry on.

Additional Ratings

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

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