Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here - Software Engineer Kochava Employee Review

1.0
29 Jan 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Historically, most people here, specifically in the engineering org, have been good, hardworking people who are easy to work with and willing to lend a helping hand (when they're not currently drowning, that is). The work-life balance has been good for a majority of the past few years, although things have changed for the worse recently. Also, if you happen to be on a customer-facing team, you may get to go on luxurious work trips to New York, Los Angeles, or even overseas; I know this because everyone else is forced to hear about these trips during the weekly company-wide pep rallies.

Cons

The engineering org is falling apart for multiple reasons. Management is out of touch, ignorant, and has little respect for employees. Many engineers have left the company recently for this reason, and because we get paid below industry standard. Because of this, those who remain are being overworked in order to compensate, leading to severe stress and burn-out. Engineers are struggling to fulfill ridiculous demands for new products and features, while also trying to keep our existing products from falling apart. Despite this, management tries to gaslight everyone into thinking the org is somehow more productive than ever. Management refuses to acknowledge major, underlying problems, choosing to single people out as scapegoats to pin the blame on. Oncall is bad compared to other places; you will be paged during your rotation, probably multiple times a week, and sometimes in the middle of the night. Also, do not expect to get a raise outside of promotion.

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Kochava Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to provide us feedback. We are sorry to hear your most recent experience within the Engineering team has been poor. Kochava holds our employees and their knowledge in very high regard, so we are saddened to hear that you feel we prioritize product over people. In 2024, we invested in our engineering organization and drove multiple hiring activities to support our ongoing growth. Kochava strives to provide a competitive Total Rewards package and reviews benefit and compensation packages on a continual basis. This includes a review of industry trends, compensation ranges by role, and comparative analysis to national or regional averages.

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Thank you for taking the time to provide us feedback. We are sorry to hear your most recent experience within the Engineering team has been poor. Kochava holds our employees and their knowledge in very high regard, so we are saddened to hear that you feel we prioritize product over people. Over the last couple years, we’ve focused on hiring additional support to our engineering team to stabilize our systems and focus on customer feedback. We value your constructive criticism.
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