Pros
- In general, the people here are some of the best I've ever been lucky enough to know and work alongside. - As part of a small team, lots of opportunities to jump in and make real contributions. - Employee-first culture is prioritized as often as possible. As long as you ask for help when you need it, you will never be hung out to dry. Leadership takes employee feedback with the utmost respect, treating it almost sacredly. Your voice is always heard at SnapMobile and when things go wrong, the whole team collaborates on how to create actionable changes to right those wrongs. - CEO is extremely driven, ambitious and a great role model for those interested in entrepreneurship. - Flexible remote work and hours. - Opportunities to work on a variety of projects of different scales and in different industries. - Lots of leadership opportunities, you really can make your own role and build your own future here. - Company-stocked booze and snacks, Friday runs to Binny's on the company card where everyone gets to order their drink/food of choice. Stellar holiday party too, and quarterly outings are really fun, in addition to informal happy hours.
Cons
- Can be stressful at times, estimates for projects are always presented to clients in the most optimistic and often unreasonable scenario, leaving engineers to try and meet unrealistic deadlines. That said, failing to meet a deadline is always taken as a team and you won't be singled out for being on a project that goes over-schedule. - Miscommunication between SnapMobile Execs and the investment/holding company CSIG: on a couple occasions the CEO/CTO made promises that were overridden by the corporate policy of their primary investors, CSIG. This hasn't happened in a year though so it may be that they worked out the kinks, but when it occurred it made employees feel like their own CEO/CTO weren't really calling the shots. - Benefits and pay are average but could be better, though to me the real value of working here is the people and the experience. The mental health benefits in particular are pretty poor, but the High-Deductible PPO along with an HSA that the employer contributes to generously are solid. 401K matching is laughable though, employer contributions max out at a few hundred dollars a year.