Devbridge Reviews

4.0

55% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

Adam Rusciolelli

98% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Devbridge has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Devbridge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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83 reviews
2.0
13 Jan 2017

Red flags

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Devbridge Group aspires to be a successful digital company and at times creates an atmosphere that is reflective of this. Additionally there are several perks, not dissimilar to other startups, like ping pong, Friday lunches, gym memberships and video games.

Cons

The actual pros of working for Devbridge start and stop with what I wrote above. Unfortunately, the company has issues with hiring and retaining good talent and it's reflective of serious problems stemming from senior leadership. The team of co-founders can't seem to get out of their own way. They are unable to trust their employees and because of this, micro management is rampant. There is also a high level of disrespect and dismissive attitudes toward the rest of the organization, specifically to women. The company also suffers from "bait & switch" hiring practices. It's not uncommon to be hired for one position, only to be shifted into another without a discussion. Others found themselves hired for mid-level positions with promising responsibilities but in reality, the positions were stripped down to entry-level tasks. Unfortunately, senior-leadership lacks enough awareness to recognize that they are setting their employees up for success. Instead, when someone leaves the company or is fired, it is communicated to everyone else that "they couldn't hack it".

2.0
10 Nov 2016

An Honest Review

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I believe the salaries have risen on average over the past two years, spurred first by aggressive investment in a weird mix of product and project management and ownership. The office is quite nice, and there are snacks, ping pong, video games, etc. Devbridge has, as of my knowledge, the same things as most quirky little startups and software companies. A nice variety of small-to-medium sized projects from a respectable portfolio of clients. Plenty of ambition, as they are constantly swinging above their strike zone, and occasionally a large one will come by and stress levels will rise. Actually, stress levels are always high.

Cons

What Devbridge has that those other companies don't have is a very large ego and an inflated sense of self importance. Devbridge is not Accenture or McKinsey. Mistakes are rarely management's fault. Low rates charged to clients (Devbridge's true differentiator) translate to little room for non-billable hours, and the non-billable aspects of running a business suffer. As other honest reviewers have stated, 100 percent of development is done in an office in a country with an eight hour time difference, and management often (by no fault of their own, but that doesn't make it ok) default to different and less progressive attitudes, ideals and management styles. Devbridge makes pretty good products at a very fast pace, but progress in terms of benefits, pay, and other important aspects of work life was slow, in my experience.

1.0
3 Sept 2016

Cutthroat

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Talented design team Nice new office Free snacks in kitchen Free lunches on Fridays Young culture Limited bureaucracy Process driven

Cons

Employees in the USA are treated as disposable All development is done offshore in Lithuania Time zone is a challenge - especially with clients Poor benefits Little vacation

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