Leadership has lost the trust of the staff - Software Engineer Exiger Employee Review

2.0
23 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The flexibility of remote and hybrid work is a significant benefit. Most individual teams are composed of talented, kind people, and the senior engineering staff is generally very helpful. Recent efforts to create a defined career ladder for both ICs and management are a positive step.

Cons

Management has handled recent financial and organizational challenges poorly. A protracted layoff process and subsequent talent flight have left teams under-resourced. Furthermore, the bonus structure was recently modified to shift a much larger portion of the total payout to the end of the year. In practice, this resulted in a substantial loss of total compensation when management decided to cancel those year-end payouts entirely. Combined with base pay increases that barely track with inflation, there is a frustrating disparity between receiving positive performance reviews and seeing your actual take-home pay decrease year-over-year.

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Exiger Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your perspective and for your continued contributions over the past several years. We’re glad to hear you value the flexibility, your team, and the progress being made around career pathing. We also recognize the concerns raised around communication, resourcing, and changes to compensation structures. These are important topics, and we understand the impact they can have on trust and day-to-day experience. We encourage employees to bring these concerns directly to their leaders or members of the Talent and Culture team so they can be discussed openly and addressed with full context. Ongoing, candid dialogue is critical to ensuring alignment and moving forward constructively.

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5.0
1 Apr 2026
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Pros

Great company and good mentorship.

Cons

Would have loved more in office engagement with other staff.

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Exiger Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad to hear you found Exiger to be a great company with strong mentorship. That’s something we work hard to provide, especially for our interns. We also appreciate your feedback on in-office engagement. We’re continuing to look for ways to create more opportunities for connection and collaboration, and your input helps us improve. Wishing you all the best in your continued career.
1.0
31 Mar 2026
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Pros

- The people who you work with are genuinely kind, intelligent, and resourceful. - Sometimes the work is interesting. - Unlimited Discretionary Time Off (i.e. your manager has to approve it).

Cons

- Career development is nonexistent unless you came in as a VP. - RTO mandate. - The pay is not competitive, and will remain below par regardless of your performance. Expect annual raises below the rate of inflation. - The difference between what higher-ups assume our products and data sources can do often does not line up with reality. - The company donated the salaries of ~4 people to Trump's birthday party and then laid off a significant portion of the workforce. - Constant emails from HR welcoming new VP-level hires while everyone else who actually works has to fill in the gaps caused by the layoffs and sees nothing in return. - You will be pestered to vote for the CEO in every meaningless popularity contest that comes up, consigning you to a lifetime of spam email.

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Exiger Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. With over three years at Exiger, your feedback matters. We’re glad you’ve had a positive experience with your colleagues, building strong, capable teams is something we value. That said, many of the claims in your review, particularly around compensation decisions, layoffs, and external activities, are either inaccurate or lack important context. We take transparency seriously and do not make decisions that compromise our values or our people. We recognize that periods of change can create frustration, especially around workload, communication, and career progression. These are areas we are actively working to improve, including clearer development paths, more consistent communication, and continued evaluation of compensation practices. We welcome candid feedback, but it’s important that it remains constructive and grounded in fact. We encourage employees to raise concerns directly so they can be addressed in a meaningful and productive way.
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