Charles River Development Reviews

Pros

salary better than similar companies

Cons

work life balance, difficult to use proprietary technologies

Pros

Tons of responsibility for a first job Lots of exposure to senior management Consistently pushed to learn more

Cons

When sent out into the field, support can be very limited at times. For somebody that didn't have contacts within engineering, it can be extremely daunting. Very sink or swim mentality. Nonexistant company culture.

Advice to Management

More feedback and communication, please.

Pros

If you want to work hard and then not get appreciated then this is the right company. Few teams have good managers who support their teammates so totally luck driven.

Cons

Mediocre work and legacy code base on which they build their new projects. Manager tried to micro manage everything irrespective of work being completed on time so it was frustrating.

Pros

Working with some very bright minds, can learn a lot, fast paced meaning lots of work

Cons

Micromanagement, mandatory 45 hour weeks, zero to no perks

Advice to Management

Have more faith in your workers and do not micromanage.

Pros

salary is competitive mall is close by...

Cons

no work culture at all unfriendly environment buggy proprietary technologies with close to zero or outdated documentation outdated workplace - unless you are nostalgic about 80th office space no teamwork (you barely talking to your team) no team buildings (drink alone, eat alone will be your credo) no introductory steps for newcomers - you will be expected to perform as good as people working here for 10 years...

Advice to Management

hire a company to audit your processes, code, solutions, architecture and make sure that people have their titles because of their qualities / abilities, and not just because of the long work in the company

Pros

Stimulating, challenging work. Experience across all security types, investment strategies, and firm types. Ability to work remotely.

Cons

Lack of information organization within professional services.

Pros

Best place for gaining domain expertise in trading Decent pay and 401k Stable product and no budget issues Process oriented and sticks to it fiercely

Cons

Career stages are not well defined Tech leads are absolute decision makers like it or not. It's all about pleasing the tech lead, disagreeing can get you fired. If your performance review reads "meets expectations", you will get 60% of the bonus. Outdated tech stack, product not easily flexible for any new adaptation No WFH, mandatory 45 hrs work week. Developers are QAs and vice-versa.

Advice to Management

Good technical talent necessarily does not translate to good managers Implement one up reviews State Street acquisition is a silver lining that time will tell.

Pros

Smart colleagues, that is about it.

Cons

- Mandatory overtime. 45 hours per week. - CEO is a jerk, and he makes sure to hire managers who are the same. - Management by intimidation, threat, and fear. - Constant eavesdropping and micromanagement. - Forced overtime. - It made me physically sick to work there. - God help you if you go to the cafeteria for lunch, take a walk, or use the onsite gym. - Continual and rampant firings. - Two-faced Team Lead.

Advice to Management

I hope you pay for the harm you have caused, and continue to do.