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20 Years of Baggage with Startup Infra

Staff Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Reddit for 2 years
August 26, 2024
San Francisco, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Decent compensation and benefits package.

Cons

Culture is highly cutthroat. Unfortunately, much of management is incompetent at anything other than blaming their failures on the people who report to them.

The complete lack of engineering tools and support means an IC's job is significantly more difficult and tedious and requires a tremendous amount of manual effort relative to similar processes at comparable companies.

Advice to Management

Too many middle-management layers lead to inefficiencies.

Laying off ICs for cost cutting is short-sighted.

Invest in eng tools for a productivity multiplier effect down the road.

Additional Ratings

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

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