Poor Engineering Leadership - Engineering Varo Bank Employee Review

1.0
3 Dec 2020
Recommend
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Pros

You get a paycheck, can learn something about banking, maybe learn some new skills like reviewing offshore engineers code. If you know the CTO you might get promoted quickly.

Cons

CTO provides very little technical leadership. Brings in his own direct reports instead of relying on the existing team leaders. Basically full of of nepotism. Since the CTO started, most of the leadership is now Indian. Probably just a coincidence.

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5.0
26 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Generous paid time off Good pay Training was good they didn't throw you in. They would send you things in the mail line crumble cookie, the north face varo jacket, Varo blanket, things like that. Fully Work from home position

Cons

Supervisors would Micromanage. Hard to get help through chat. They fired US ppl and hired ppl in a different country

1.0
2 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

This company used to have a good culture and dynamic, but it's gone.

Cons

- You will regret every minute you join! - Bad management team, extremely top-down, toxic culture, no work-life balance, no growth opportunity - Way too many management team members, but only a few ICs are doing the actual work

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