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Intrepid Pursuits

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Your mileage may vary - Mobile Developer Intrepid Pursuits Employee Review

2.0
10 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Big clients and impactful projects * Security and stability of Fortune 500 parent company * Industry best apprentice program for first time job seekers * Lots of growth

Cons

* Can be hard to find a mentor * More corporate red tape and rigidity than some engineers can stomach * Lots of turnover It is actually tough to say whether this is a good place to work because any individual's experience will depend heavily on what project they are currently staffed on. Some of the projects are a pleasure to develop software for, and some are a complete nightmare. I would guess that some of the problematic project situations are due to an inherent culture clash between the former indie software studio and new parent company. While there is movement towards trying to transform the culture and practices of the parent company from the inside-out, it unfortunately makes for a painful and uncomfortable work experience for those on the front lines and does not making for a positive environment for engineers. Perhaps this will be a fantastic place to be in several years, but the journey there will be an unpleasant process for many. To anyone considering working here- despite the funky office space and demographics of this little group, I would caution you to be mindful of that fact that you are signing up to work for an absolutely massive consulting operation with 400,000+ employees. You will be reminded of that fact early and often.

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5.0
8 Feb 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Transparency, great leadership, career growth

Cons

Company sold to Accenture and it changed a lot

5.0
9 June 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

*Somewhat* flexible work schedule - Everyone is encouraged to work out of our space, but as long as your stuff gets done, there's usually some flexibility if you need to run an errand or want to take a longer lunch. Office improvement budget - all employees get a yearly budget to get treats/toys/gear for the office. Think musical instruments, froyo, etc. Variety of projects - project length varies, but they rarely go on for more than a year, and they're usually less than 6 months. It's refreshing to be able to work on something completely new every once in a while. The people - it's easy to say this while we're relatively small (<60), but everyone is super awesome. People hang after hours and on weekends. Cool space. Lots of free gear. Time to work on "passion projects". GREAT mentors.

Cons

Rate of change - currently we are growing insanely fast, and there have been a ton of policy changes. Some of them are great, some of them not so great. Some of them made clear, some of them quietly changed. Nothing earth shattering. Unpredictability - sometimes you get yanked off one project and put on another, without much notice. This is a small downside working at a small company operating at full capacity. It's not necessarily bad at all, if you don't mind a little instability. Salary still a bit low - Though it's gotten much better, I still think we are paid just slightly below average for the field. Bonuses used to be great, but those were slashed pretty hard this year, as far as I can tell (to compensate for raises).

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