Strong leadership culture with high-impact engineering opportunities - Director Sequoia Employee Review

4.0
24 Jun 2026
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Pros

At the Director level, you get a rare combination of ownership and influence. Leadership genuinely trusts engineers to drive outcomes rather than just deliver outputs. There is a strong focus on building scalable systems and long-term architecture rather than short-term fixes. Cross-functional collaboration with product and business teams is improving, and there’s clear effort from senior leadership to create a more transparent and inclusive environment. The company is also investing in strengthening its India engineering presence, which creates exciting opportunities to shape teams, culture, and tech strategy from the ground up. High-caliber talent across teams makes problem-solving both challenging and rewarding.

Cons

Like many growing organizations, processes and priorities can shift quickly, sometimes creating ambiguity for engineering teams. Decision-making at times can feel centralized, which may slow down execution at scale. There is still work needed in standardizing engineering practices across teams and improving clarity in long-term roadmap direction.

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5.0
15 Apr 2026
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Pros

Caring, like minded people who make work not seem like work

Cons

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1.0
29 Jun 2026
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Pros

None currently. Used to be the best place to work.

Cons

The company has changed dramatically over the last few years. Morale is at an all-time low, and most people are disengaged and unhappy but willing to stick it out because they pay well. The culture that once made this organization special has been eroded and replaced by an environment driven by fear and uncertainty. Leadership decisions have contributed significantly to this decline. Since the arrival of a new executive leader (another CEO??), Kathy, there has been a noticeable shift toward centralized control, diminished trust, and the appointment of loyalists into key leadership positions despite concerns about whether they possess the necessary experience or qualifications (spoiler: they don’t). Many long-tenured, high-performing employees have left or been pushed out as a result. Sort the reviews by most recent. You will quickly notice a recent influx of positivity from the India team. It’s no coincidence that the (original) CEO just visited. Clearly the priority is to improve ratings rather than address the underlying issues driving the demise of what once was an incredible culture.

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