Great Work Life Balance, Limited Growth and Compensation - Software Developer II JD Power Employee Review

3.0
15 Sept 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The work-life balance is great. You are never expected to work past your scheduled hours, and you are encouraged to take time off. The culture is one of friendly collaboration. You are never afraid to ask a question. When mistakes are made, they are handled as a learning opportunity rather than something that you should feel guilty about. Small teams.

Cons

Severe lack of documentation of any sort, reducing the velocity of your work. Lack of knowledge (old components that haven't been touched), adding pressure and stress to your job. Somewhat low pay, doesn't leave room for professional development in your free time. Stingy with their training reimbursements. Despite desiring developers to train and upskill, they don't seem to want to pay for it, even though they have a program dedicated for it. Working with legacy tech, on hard maintenance issues, little room to grow and explore. Not great for early career developers not looking to stagnate.

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JD Power Response
9mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience at J.D. Power. We are glad to hear that you appreciate the culture of friendly collaboration. It's important to us that our employees feel supported. We are continuously looking for ways to augment our professional development opportunities. We encourage you to share your ideas with your manager and/or HR Business Partner. We wish you continued success in your career. Thank you, J.D. Power

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5.0
12 Aug 2025
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Pros

unlimited PTO, supportive managers, flexible schedule, Great benefits

Cons

lots of travel can get exhausting but its still worth it

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JD Power Response
10mo
We are glad to hear you find the role rewarding and enjoy the flexibility, benefits, and support available to you. Travel is a core part of this particular position, and while it can be demanding at times, we’re glad to see you find it worthwhile. Managers are expected to hold regular 1:1s with their teams, and we encourage employees to use these meetings to share feedback, ask questions, and stay connected. We encourage you to speak with your manager or HRBP if these are not already set up as a regular occurrence on your calendar. Thank you, J.D. Power
1.0
16 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Remote job that pays market rate salaries and offers decent health benefits.

Cons

It feels like the executives at this company are sitting in first class in an airplane behind a giant metal door instead of a curtain, completely sealed off from the rest of the organization that is all sitting in coach. We are told to stay seated, stay comfortable, and be grateful, cramped seats, stale peanuts and all. Every so often, a voice comes over the intercom with an announcement, and you have no choice but to accept it. Sometimes that announcement is that your colleague has been fired, so they can clear some salary cap for another former Sterling employee, and you'll need to increase your work load. This executive change honestly feels like a cash grab for the executive team and their friends and does not feel like the transformation the company desperately needed. Every executive working here is a nepobaby. They only hire people and vendors who have previously worked with the CEO and the COO at other companies, even if they are not the best candidates or companies to work with. They are also paying them obscene salaries. None of these folks have any experience in the industry that drives the company profits, automotive, nor have any interest in getting up to speed. J.D. Power used to be a place where speaking up was encouraged. Now, one wrong look at the wrong executive can cost you your job. They removed internal anonymous feedback because "it's not productive." But I am 1000% sure they are reading still reading these reviews.

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JD Power Response
1d
Thank you for sharing your perspective. JD Power is focused on building a strong foundation for long-term growth, and we recognize that the pace of this transition can be challenging. We encourage employees to share their feedback directly with their manager, the People & Culture team, and/or senior leadership. Thank you, JD Power
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