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Unique, interesting, and enjoyable place to work with a noble mission - Senior Backend Engineer WayUp Employee Review

4.0
11 June 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Work from home or office * Flexible hours * People are friendly, open, and smart * Lots of autonomy, engineering team is open to new tech and experimenting

Cons

* A bit chaotic (see first item of company's core values). Processes are not optimal * Lack of transparency. In other words it was difficult to understand where the business was going or if it was doing well * The actual employer is Terminal, a type of recruiting company that does the HR for most of the engineering team (this is not really a con, as the Montreal Terminal team is great, but does add a bit of extra complexity with no benefit to the employee)

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Pros

Great employer, friendly environment. Beautiful office area.

Cons

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5.0
3 June 2017
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Pros

- Company is focused on growth: not just its own metrics, but its employees'. I know a few people who took classes which WayUp paid for; and everyone loves the Lunch and Learns and the weekly all hands (where people show/teach each other what we're working on) etc.... - Everyone here keeps saying this, but again, the people are the best; the smartest employee group I've ever encountered - CEO is inspiring and so smart, and self-aware of what she does and doesnt know (she's young but seems to have lots of mentorship); she works way too much though so hopefully the VPs they're hiring will take things off her plate - Mission is great - I've never felt micromanaged in my job. I think the only people who get micromanaged are the people who aren't right for their job, and they tend to not be around long - Company moves so fast

Cons

- Liz and JJ are currently hiring their Senior Management team, which we all are excited for. Based on the first hire of the three, I'm optimistic about the other two. But in the meantime, the company has gotten to where it is today through mid-level leaders who were learning on the job. This has been a growing pain for everyone at the company, which I think everyone is excited to get past - There were a lot of really bad hiring mistakes made in 2016 that resulted in some not-great people joining (most of them are now gone) and seemingly leaving bad glassdoor reviews lol

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