CoreStack Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.7

96% would recommend to a friend

(8 total reviews)
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Ezhilarasan (Ez) Natarajan

95% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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4.0
6 Sept 2025

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Pros

1. Supportive environment 2. open to suggestions

Cons

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5.0
10 July 2025
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Pros

Founder-led with clear ownership: The company is still founders led and they have successfully navigated CoreStack’s 10+ years journey to a significant ARR milestone, demonstrating steadfast commitment and leadership. Ambitious and caring leadership: Company leaders are genuinely invested in both the business and employee growth, fostering an environment of high aspiration, although a lot of this means opportunity to participate in upside in equity with company's growth that is likely to pick-up from here onwards. Modern technology stack: CoreStack leverages a container-based backend, Angular frontend, and is actively putting Agentic AI ideas to enable next-generation automated governance and remediation solutions. Learning opportunities: Employees work with advanced cloud and AI technologies, gaining exposure to industry-leading practices and innovations. Leveraging AI in their developer and engineering flow is encouraged. Flexible work culture: While the engineering team is primarily India-based, there is decent flexibility in how and where you work in a hybrid model, allowing for effective collaboration across geographies. Strong market position: With few direct competitors and a clear vision, CoreStack is well-positioned for continued growth and impact in the cloud governance space

Cons

Over-defensive founder ownership: The strong sense of ownership sometimes translates into defensiveness, especially when integrating new talent and trusting them with significant responsibilities. Geographical concentration: Most of the engineering team is based in India, which can pose challenges for cross-regional collaboration and may limit global team diversity. Trust ramp-up: New hires may need to invest extra effort to earn trust and autonomy, which could slow down onboarding for some, given bulk of engineering sits out of India.

2.0
6 June 2025
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Pros

• Some of the legacy engineering teams were talented and mission-driven. • The product had potential, and early-stage collaboration across teams was productive. • Flexible work culture and decent technical exposure depending on your role.

Cons

• The post-acquisition phase brought instability. Strategic decisions were influenced by a new leadership group that didn’t understand the core business or culture. • Valuable engineers and contributors were let go, leading to major talent drain and demoralization across teams. • A short-term vision overrode long-term growth, with politics often taking precedence over performance. • Many of those who influenced these decisions are no longer with the company, but the damage they caused remains. • Morale, clarity of direction, and engineering ownership have all declined significantly.

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