Best company I ever worked for - Tech Lead In Engineering Jama Software Employee Review

5.0
12 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Best company I ever worked for (may be the best company I ever work for) - Great people. Smart, dedicated Engineering team - Taking relatively good care of employees (benefits, etc.) - Great downtown office location

Cons

- Lost its startup appeal; processes are now often elevated above results. This is probably the right thing for the clientele and the direction, it may just not be right for everyone (it wasn't for me, anymore, but if you come from a larger company, you will feel the opposite) - Lack of technical leadership, priorities are set by Sales and Marketing instead, glossing over the technical basics - Collaborative, consensus culture makes it hard to be decisive - The ball is dropped in bringing the transparency preachings into practice

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Jama Software Response
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Thank you for the review. I'm glad to hear that your time at Jama was so positive overall and I truly hope that the experiences you had here have set you up to be a key contributor at your current and future places of work. As we continue to grow, I will be sure to make sure our transparency is genuine and that our processes are driving results, versus getting in the way - across all departments and teams.

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5.0
18 Mar 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

- Great people and strong collaboration across departments - Attentive and supportive onboarding experience - Encouraging environment for new ideas - Supportive and responsive People team - Diverse customers with interesting, meaningful challenges to solve - Great product that is staying current with new technologies - Strong support for remote work

Cons

- Fully remote environment requires strong work habits and discipline - Need to be proactive to stay connected when working remotely

2.0
2 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Peers are a true pleasure to work with and it's easy to cross-collaborate.

Cons

Leadership is all-in on AI and confident that they will be the exception to the second wave of regret you see other SaaS companies who adopted earlier expressing. Leadership is demanding faster output and criticizing and eliminating any old guard who flag concerns around the approach.

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