Plunging into disarray - Anonymous employee 1plusX Employee Review

1.0
4 May 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- small team; - relative freedom over working hours; - stocked kitchen with snacks; - weekly book club meetings

Cons

- inexperienced engineering mgt after the 2 VPs of Engineering left in '18 and a TLM in May '19; - hands-off/part-time chief engineering leader that left entirely in Dec '18 only to return in Jan '19 in order to revive hiring; - compensation is substantially under the market value; - very high turnover: between 01.04.18 and 01.04.19 over 10 engineers and 5 non-engineering staff left/were fired out of approx. 30-35 total staff; - overly hyped/focusing on sales priorities; - CEO without technical background and mostly focusing on sales; - seniority/tenure override most technical decisions regardless of whether arguments are researched/sound; - customers are mostly B2B with a very small number of DAU/MAU; - limited career growth for the engineering positions with an undefined career ladder; - lack of clear vision and strategy over the company's products; - limited opportunity for research-based projects

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Pros

Highly skilled and talented co-workers, challenging and interesting work

Cons

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5.0
25 Mar 2021
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Pros

Some of the best things about working at 1plusX: - Team: Working with a team of smart, experienced and thoughtful colleagues. - Interesting problems: Solving challenging problems around software design, distributed computing and machine learning. - Impact: Software engineers at 1plusX have the room and are encouraged to shape the product vision and thus impact the experience of millions of web users. - Learning and Personal Development: 1plusX puts a lot of effort into creating an environment where employees can learn and grow in their roles as part of their jobs.

Cons

Working at any AdTech company brings out some doubts about the ethics of tracking users for the purpose of targeted ads.

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1plusX Response
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Thank you for your comments and your kind review. We are happy to know you consider us a great place to work. As we grow, we'll make sure we stay compliant with all the data privacy and regulations to ensure we are always an ethical company.
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