Great work, but not for me - Senior Software Engineer ADT Employee Review

4.0
5 Dec 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent management on the part of the product management team. Good work hours and good work/life balance.

Cons

I burned out, despite my team's management being good about trying to address burn out issues from a work load perspective. There's two stressors involved with working on life safety that I wasn't sure how to bring to management. First, is that if my code doesn't work and breaks production, someone might get harmed. Which, with good QA and oversight, we never ran into but the stress of getting it wrong was always there when coding. Second, I struggled a lot with the idea that my code could summon the cops to a location and potentially escalate a situation that didn't needed to be escalated. I didn't like it at all, and never had the verbiage to express myself. I didn't want to sound like a social justice warrior being concerned with my complicity with being involved with law enforcement and police brutality, and I wasn't sure how to address that issue. That values mismatch was an accelerant to burning out, if you're approached to work there, understand that your code may end someone's life some day, and you have to be OK with that. I was not, and it didn't work out well for me.

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5.0
5 Jan 2026
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Pros

Great time management, great schedule. Opportunity to make LIFE CHANGING compensation! Great pay structure!

Cons

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5.0
18 June 2026
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Pros

I've worked for the company for 40+ years, I'm treated with respect and my efforts are recognized by my Director and other ADT leaders. They give me the autonomy to manage my department and value my experience and insight. They offer a solid benefits package. ADT leads by example with their cultural markers and ensures that rules and laws are followed. I love the collaboration I have with our other departments.

Cons

Obviously, we all want more money, especially given the prices of everything, it's always nice to make more money, but I've checked the compensation and benefits in similar positions outside of ADT and I feel ADT is paying a fair wage and when I factor in the benefits package, they are above average in overall compensation.

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