Top-Down Decisions, Waterfall Execution - Senior Full-Stack Developer Life Time Employee Review

2.0
8 Feb 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Free gym membership for employees

Cons

Most corporate, bureaucratic place I've ever worked. They claimed to be Agile but essentially ran waterfall in 2-week sprints. My team did not include a Product Owner (or any representative from Product), so any questions had to be routed/filtered through my manager, up a few levels and then back down. The business stakeholders we worked with seemed openly hostile/resistant to Agile--even after having completed 1 week of company-mandated Agile training. They still wanted waterfall rather than iterative development/delivery. Be prepared for the CEO to completely blow up your lives once per quarter or so. He will decide that some change needs to be made in 2 weeks, after which everyone scrambles to complete it on time, regardless of what had been planned. Very hostile to remote work. Fortunately, I started right after lockdown when the company was more open to it. Since I had been told I could work remotely when I was hired, I was grandfathered in--at least under the table by my manager. Technically, though, I was supposed to be hybrid. Compensation was on the low end. 401k matching is not guaranteed. Had to wait 2 months for health insurance coverage, which is unacceptable.

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5.0
18 June 2026
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Pros

Very friendly, inviting culture and it’s easy to feel like you belong

Cons

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Life Time Response
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We appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear you’re enjoying the internship program so far. Thanks for being on our team!
1.0
21 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good brand name, good concept

Cons

Unprofessional managers, unrealistic goals, no professional development

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