Pros
It is one of the few companies that is doing fully financed ESCO, definitely not the best. In simpler words, they fund all the projects that can save energy for a building and get monthly % of savings delivered. Any good energy savings company (there are 100s of them) can do it. The reason they are not doing it yet is that it is financially risk. Once the critical mass is reached, Smart Joules will be nowhere in the market. But you will have a pat on your back for seeding the market and handing over the keys to somebody else. - You *may* feel that you have independence in work - though that is majorly because the company severely lacks experienced leadership and you have to figure out things by yourself. - One big positive aspect ( in the tech team) - The team is closely knit and are there for each other (excluding the CEO) - you can learn a lot from them and make very meaningful, lifelong relationships.
Cons
I don't know where to begin so let me begin with my role. I reported to the CEO and led the whole 20+ member tech team which was building the IoT based building management system. I was involved in almost all of product and tech strategy, hiring and planning, so I can say this with confidence. - The company does not have both - a strong product & technology vision and the maturity to gain that. The founders have absolutely no clue about either product nor tech. If the founders are really good at anything, that is talking big things and spectacularly failing at them. So if you have been told rosy visions and plans - it is very likely that they are just cooked up stories with no sense in reality. - There have been many instances of highly questionable practices which don't meet any moral standards. So if you want to bury your ethics and loose all of your self respect, then please join Smart Joules. You will get to experience slavery. - This is definitely not a company for experienced people. The founders have absolutely no experience running a professional company, leave alone a tech company. You will see this lack manifesting in almost everything - your goals, your OKRs, targets, plans and execution. - Most, if not all positive reviews on the Glassdoor page are manufactured. The founders have "asked" interns and field employees (electricians etc) to put up good reviews. - Most employees (in tech) have either left or are looking out for better jobs. - The policies (esp related to appraisals and salaries) are so opaque and prone to any degree of interpretation as the founders seem fit for their convenience, so take your offer letter with a pinch of salt. - If you are a fresher, you can consider joining if and only if there is some senior team member who is between you and the management team. You just will not want to take that abuse early on in your career. Also you will have a lot of work but don't expect any impact since the priorities change with the drop of the hat and deadlines are always meaningless. So you will work a lot but most of it will not add any value to the end user. - The work life balance is literally non - existent. They work on Saturdays (officially) and many Sundays too. Late into nights and early into mornings. To summarise - if you are just out of college, want to try out many things, is okay to get paid in peanuts and get yelled at, have no self - respect to lose and think you want to change the climate - Smart Joules is the place for you.