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Android Mobile Developer
Former Employee
Worked at Mercado Libre for 2 years
February 27, 2024
Santiago
5.0
RecommendsPositive Outlook
Pros

Energetic, thriving company, and large projects with 40+ million users.

Great benefits, with remote / hybrid options, while offices are great and comfortable.

More than competitive salary.

Cons

Agile is waterfall in sprints, and there is quite some pressure to develop features ASAP.

Management rewards visible work, which is not necessarily extensive testing, refinements, or refactors, and that is what leads to promotions. You'll need to become visible and do more networking than actual coding if you want to get ahead.

Advice to Management

If metrics become the target, they cease to be good metrics.

If you ignore real-world testing, which can be a bit time-consuming, and functional refinements instead of the number of commits per worker, you'll get lots of meaningless code commits to meet the target. That doesn't necessarily translate into quality or meaningful work.

Additional Ratings

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

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