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SocialCode

Now known as Code3

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If you're an engineer stay away - Software Engineer SocialCode Employee Review

1.0
5 Nov 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Short hours and you get a paycheck.

Cons

From the product direction changing nearly monthly, to the codebase being nearly impossible to work with, to managers that are completely checked out and just there to collect a paycheck — this is not the place to go if you care about writing quality code on a solid engineering team. They have an incredibly hard time finding good candidates to fill the much needed engineering roles and continually wonder why. The codebase is a complete mess and management doesn't want to take the time to fix or address problems. There's barely any code tests. And those engineers who take the time to write them often feel pressured to move on to the next task instead. They haven't shipped the main product they've been working on for nearly two years. The sales team that is forced to use the beta to test it hates it. And any bugs they report aren't escalated at all and just end up sitting in the backlog. Every decent engineer has left or is interviewing. I've never seen an engineering organization this dysfunctional and directionless. This is a sales and ads company with an engineering arm attached to it. The sales portion is actually doing great and I think the company could function entirely without the engineering department. This is not a start up nor is engineering a priority here.

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5.0
3 Nov 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun work culture! Free snacks every day and catered lunch on Wednesday! Opportunity to work with top companies around the country!!

Cons

Sometimes hours can be a bit long during the holiday season but ample time off is given in January to account for it

2.0
12 July 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-You will learn an incredible amount in a short amount of time. -Co-workers are generally smart, collaborative, and easy to interact with.

Cons

SocialCode was once a good place to work. Sure, the pay wasn't that great, the benefits were solid but not spectacular, and the work/life balance was sub-par. This was offset by the awesome co-workers, the tight-knit culture, and the opportunity to grow your career in a relatively short amount of time. The company had a sense of direction, there were some good members of leadership, and while very few people saw SocialCode as a company to work for long-term, people were reasonably content. Over the past year and a half or so the experience of working at SocialCode went into steady decline. The pay became even more subpar, the work/life balance deteriorated even more sharply, the quality of the benefits declined somewhat, the good members of leadership left, and the company repeatedly changed direction. The constant trickle of turnover that is always present at an agency transformed into a stream. Over the past 6 months or so the company has entered a full-blown tailspin. The company's strategy has lost all focus and direction. Internal declarations and initiatives have become a farce. The stream of turnover has become a flood. All the best people at all levels of the company have either left or are seeking other opportunities. Graham Holdings is tightening the funding stream, perhaps unwilling to continue subsidizing an unprofitable firm. My advice for those who still work there - time to make other arrangements, if you aren't already. My advise for those considering applying - I don't recommend it. You're 3 years too late.

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