Pragmatists honest review - Senior Software Engineering Manager Docusign Employee Review

5.0
8 Oct 2018
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Pros

The people here really try to live the values the company espouses. As a manager I can see the effort my peers in "middle management" try to be coaches, and really make an effort to address life balance, growth, diversity. When there is conflict, it is healthy in that people have their hearts in what they think is best, vs a political agenda ( at least in Engineering ). Life balance is great. Folks have a focused 8 hour day and leave at reasonable times. The realities of commuting and costs of living in the bay area is a reality we don't take for granted. Working from home 1 to 2 days a week is not an exception, it's a norm. If you are working late on a regular basis, then something has failed, it is not heroic. we are in a high growth phase so with growth there is opportunity in many facets ( comp, career, learning ) I feel my most comfortable self here, which may be an artifact of my time in career as well, but for the most part I don't feel like I have to fit a certain persona to be accepted as compared to previous companies.

Cons

with growth can come some growing pains we need to get better at not just doing things they way they were done before...for a relatively small company we have some slow legacy internal processes Our Jira setup could be a lot more efficient.

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Docusign Response
7y
Thank you for sharing so many detailed thoughts. It is really wonderful to read that you find managers to be coaches and that work / life balance is valued by the entire team. It is even more wonderful to here that you can be your true self at DocuSign and don't have to fit a persona. That's pretty incredible and really a testament to you, your team, your manager and our company. If we can do that, we truly have accomplished something valuable. Thanks again.

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Docusign Response
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We're happy to read your positive feedback about your time with us as a Data Analyst. Your review is appreciated!
2.0
9 Apr 2026
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Pros

Mostly nice people, dedicated to their specific roles.

Cons

Lack of team cohesion among departments. Lots of communication and accountability breakdowns, siloed efforts. Immature processes and undeveloped operations. Unqualified and ineffective leadership: I was to be the Business Process Lead but mid-interview, the hiring manager told me they would instead place me in a very small sub-department reporting into Finance Business Transformation. It was never clear if this was meant to be temporary or permanent... I was successful in facilitating and contributing to a project that was 10+ years overdue at Docusign. The managing director I reported to was laid off so a more tenured employee took over as "manager" who had never been in charge of people and it showed. Despite my contributions, I was told how little they valued my work and efforts on a successful project. Definitely a level disparity as I have been Sr. Finance Manager twice and head of a global department reporting into VP level and up. It appeared that all this new "manager" wanted was a subservient cog to condescend, demotivate, and talk down to. Beyond ridiculous to squander my 15 years of corporate experience.

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