Pros
- Very willing to hire and support junior developers and software testers (especially from LaunchCode, the local coding nonprofit)
- Good work/life balance, separation, and flexibility
- Gives you lots of control over your own job and career if you are eager
- Supportive colleagues with good team-level dynamics
- Low-pressure work atmosphere
- Subcontractors are treated the same as employees
Pros / Cons (depending on you)
- Teams are primarily 4-6 software developers each with a single business analyst.
- The O'Fallon office builds logistics software for Scott Air Force Base, so if this isn't your cup of tea you're out of luck.
- Employees are a mix of ages, mostly introverted, and often have families — this is not a workplace where people go (or are pressured to go) to happy hour drinks.
Personal Experience (since I didn't see a box for this)
- This is easily the best place I've worked!
- Coming from a nontraditional background, SuprTEK gave me an opportunity to prove myself, demonstrate my talents, and shape my own job and career.
- As listed in my Cons, communication issues are rampant, but part of my job is resolving those issues. The team and our client have responded well to my efforts to resolve communication issues. It's still a challenge though.
- As listed in my Cons, technical talent is below average, but I actually think it is a good skill to learn how to manage and work with junior employees.
- Other than one horrific employee who left soon after I joined, everyone has been incredibly friendly and respectful.
Cons
- Lots of communication issues
- Small, developer-centric O'Fallon office means not a lot of upward mobility for non-developer positions
- Needs more women and diversity (workplace is almost entirely white men)
- Very lean and limited resources
- Technical talent is below average due to many testers and junior developers
- Takes years to deliver working software
