Great workplace with (minor) room for growth
Arbeitsatmosphäre
Everyone is friendly and welcoming. There is a lot of good talent here so the work itself runs smoothly.
Kommunikation
Very transparent, maybe even too transparent: in that, sometimes minor updates about what's not going well can put people in a panic if they get focused on too much, when really the overall prognosis is still very good.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
As above, everyone is friendly and willing to back each other to make working life easier.
Work-Life-Balance
Fully flexible working times, a lot of understanding when family or health situations interfere in the work day. Occasional need to work later or unexpectedly, but usually due to true emergencies or similar: it's not part of the work culture to stay late unnecessarily, which you often find in startups.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Both my manager and the other managers in engineering seem to be extremely competent, kind, and smart. Last year we had some problems with a manager but this year has been much better.
Interessante Aufgaben
Unfortunately the work is not always the most complex, but this is often the case: APIs, features, sprints. After a while you will have the same tasks in any company. It is good to see more being done in AI and that work is pushing boundaries a bit more.
Gleichberechtigung
Very international workplace with people all over the globe. Never had the feeling as a foreigner that it was working against me.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
I don't think we have any colleagues over 40. Maybe there is potential improvement here.
Arbeitsbedingungen
The office in Berlin could do with an upgrade, especially with just finding good keyboard/mouse combos to use with the screens there.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
A very forward-thinking and socially responsible company from top to bottom. Not much talk about environmental sustainability specifically, admittedly.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
Salaries on the higher side of average, but it is unlikely to be the reason you join. Nothing comparable to US for example.
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When people know what the company is about then it's good, but it's not super well-known and in engineering we get mixed up with BetterHelp a lot, who had a data breach last year I think??? So that can lead to some misunderstandings.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
Good opportunities to learn and grow, but there is a natural limit to career advancement once you hit senior.