An absolute joke - Anonymous employee Kognitos Employee Review

1.0
15 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They hire talented people to work here

Cons

They have no idea how to run a tech company. The CEO has a great idea, but is horrible at making it profitable and creating a healthy company. He thinks AI can replace certain roles entirely, so at this company there is no product management, no quality assurance, etc. Engineering processes are HORRIBLE — they hire senior devs who spend all day vibe coding the requests of the CEO and then release those changes whenever they want, completely untested. Then, the solutions engineers will use the product and provide feedback… and that’s how they iterate… They recently shipped an entire new product that was completely untested, unless you count some really minimalistic AI written test cases. There are constantly issues with product quality, but hey — the CEO thinks AI can fix that. Let’s see how far this gets them — they’ve rebranded three times in a year and have been trying to do a very poorly coordinated product rebrand within the last 4 months. Maybe they’ll learn a lesson about an over-reliance on AI. Unfortunately you can’t have good software without certain components. Also, all the other parts about a good company — diversity, work-life balance, communication and coordination are all severely lacking as well. Unless you’re desperate, I wouldn’t consider a role here.

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5.0
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Pros

Working as an SE at Kognitos has been hugely rewarding because the tech is truly differentiated. It is exciting to demo a product that solves real business problems in ways customers haven’t seen before. The sales engineering team is tight-knit and supportive, and leadership encourages creativity. There is a genuine culture of collaboration between sales, product, marketing, and engineering.

Cons

Because the company is growing so quickly, we are often shaping new use cases as we go. This creates a lot of opportunity to contribute ideas and influence how things are done, but it also means things can change rapidly. For someone who enjoys building and adapting, this can be a positive challenge rather than a drawback.

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2.0
10 June 2026
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Pros

Great people, good pay, fun space.

Cons

Great product idea but horrific execution. The product itself is not good, and we could never get it to actually work as intended. Terrible leadership. CEO is a great technologist but not a leader. Has surrounded himself with a bunch of "yes" men. New, grand ideas every week for marketing, sales, product. Could never stay in one lane. CEO thinks AI can fix everything/replace everyone.

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