Not recommended for serious engineering roles - werkgeversreview Senior Software Engineer bij Automattic

1,0
3 aug 2024
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Pluspunten

- Decent benefits for US-based roles that align with international standard minimums - Remote work environment, asynchronous for some support roles, with the expectation of 24/7 availability for most other roles

Minpunten

- Product leadership is completely absent. Product teams are literally led by engineering and infrastructure roles, naturally resulting in hostile product offerings with poor performance that users hate. - Zero job security. Entire teams just disappear overnight without explanation. - Lots of technological dead ends. Absolutely no innovation. Internal tools look and feel like they’re from 2014. External-facing tech using PHP + Javascript is just barely keeping up with competition – the primary product strategy is just to “be better than Vercel.” - A tremendous amount of unleveraged overhead roles in HR, Leadership, and Developer Experience, all contributing to broken internal processes for hiring, feedback, and compensation. For ICs in engineering, these roles heavily restrict any meaningful agency and impact. - American-centric “work harder, not smarter” SV grind culture still exists. More hours === more productivity. For foreign labor markets, local labor laws protecting working hours and hours per week are written out of contracts entirely. - Very long hours for high-level engineering roles. No room for agency or impact beyond just fixing bugs in code from others that have been let go before you. - Anti-inclusive: DEI candidates, seriously: do not waste your time. Your experience will be painful. Just say 'yikes' and move on.

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5,0
26 jun 2026
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Pluspunten

Remote only, provides work machines without issue, and company software.

Minpunten

Sometimes they don't follow their policies regarding a performance improvement plan and will fire you on the spot.

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2,0
5 jan 2026
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Pluspunten

I had the opportunity to work alongside incredibly smart, talented, and kind colleagues who were always willing to share their knowledge. The role offered diverse and engaging technical challenges working with a wide range of customers, most of whom were pleasant to collaborate with. The company provided excellent health insurance and 401k benefits, which I genuinely appreciated. The yearly travel for team meetups was a highlight. It created valuable opportunities for team building and strengthened relationships across the distributed team.

Minpunten

While unlimited PTO sounds attractive on paper, in practice it required careful coordination with team capacity and management, making it less flexible than expected. The culture inadvertently encouraged overworking, as people often forgot to actually take time off. Weekend on-call shifts, combined with a small team rotation, created real burnout risk. The most significant issue was the unexpected layoffs, which were extremely disruptive to team morale and productivity. The instability created by constant turnover ultimately became unsustainable and led to my decision to leave the company.

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