Great Experience - werkgeversreview Full Stack Software Engineer bij Parallelz

Because the environment is so high-pressure and disorganized, everyone relies on each other just to get through the day. It’s a small, tight-knit group of people trying their best under difficult circumstances.

The primary issue is a total lack of direction from the CEO. There is a massive disconnect between his "vision" and the actual state of the product. Recently, we saw a huge portion of the staff - roughly 70% - walk out or be let go in a matter of weeks. That should be a massive red flag for anyone considering a role here. The leadership style feels like it belongs in a massive corporation, not a team of under 10 people. The CEO spends his time on "messaging" and "sizzle" for potential investors rather than focusing on the core product, which hasn't seen meaningful updates in years. There are really only 1 or 2 old games that work, and from what I understood, those publishers don't even want to work with us after years of being dragged along. There is a constant cycle of churn; new people are brought in, the CEO gets frustrated, and then he looks for reasons to replace them. It’s a "revolving door" culture that makes it impossible to build any momentum. If you look at the CEO’s review at Big Viking Games, you’ll see the exact same patterns being repeated here.