Typical Bro Culture - Software Engineer II Babel Street Employee Review

3.0
28 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay was good, and work was not stressful, some interesting projects and lots of freedom in making my own schedule

Cons

Lots of military vets with no qualifications in the field, bringing in their friends also without qualifications, and creating cliques like it was high school. If you’re not in with the group, they want you out yesterday. Lots of tolerance and enabling of bad behaviors and disrespect in the name of “not being politically correct”. Some projects are interesting, but their main product is just scary. I know Glassdoor says this is anonymous, but I’m sure Babel will find out who this is, it’s what they do.

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Babel Street Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience did not align with the culture we strive to foster at Babel Street. We are committed to maintaining a professional, inclusive, and performance-driven environment. Our hiring and advancement practices are grounded in merit and qualifications, and we regularly review them to ensure fairness and objectivity. While we are glad to hear you appreciated the flexibility and interesting projects, we take concerns about team dynamics and leadership conduct seriously. We value all contributions from current and former team members, and we continue to evolve based on input like yours. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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5.0
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Pros

Work life balance is great.

Cons

No cons. I love working here.

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Babel Street Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing this! We're glad work-life balance has been a consistent strength in your experience. It's something we work hard to protect, and it means a lot to hear it's landing. Appreciate you taking the time, and we're happy to have you on the team.
3.0
26 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting projects and modern stack. Good people.

Cons

Don’t expect any clarity on progression and salary growth. Timelines provided are just a means to delay and get pushed back repeatedly

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