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Relaxed, But Fixing Tech Debt

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at ZoomInfo for 2 years
November 30, 2022
Bethesda, Maryland
4.0
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Pros

Lots of free time. Very relaxed management. Free lunch on some days. No layoffs! Yet...

Cons

Lots of tech debt, constantly needing to fix things. If you're an experienced engineer, expect to work on stabilizing whatever product you're working on. I had to do that for the first three months I was here. Oh, and you get no credit whatsoever for doing that, but oh well. Not the best engineering culture I've worked in, but it's changing... slowly. Lots of turnover in engineering; smart engineers keep leaving regularly.

Advice to Management

All things considered, I think management does a pretty solid job. The problems that exist on the engineering side can almost always be attributed to growing pains. ZI is really 6 or 7 companies that have been mashed together in the past 6 years, which means there are multiple tech stacks and a lack of standardization across the board. The problems are being worked on, and assuming the company survives the coming headwinds (which every SaaS company is fearing right now), I think it could become a great place to work.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
2.0
Senior Management
2.0

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