What are you doing Turo ? - Senior Software Engineer Turo Employee Review

1.0
20 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A few good things: Friendly people, some of them talented. I've made some good friends that I hang out with regularly. WLB is good as long as you get your work done.

Cons

Sadly a whole lot of them - I've been part of more than 3 - 4 reorgs in 3 years. Our engineering leadership is weak, probably weakest I've seen ever. They have no vision or expertise in scaling engineering. The people promotion is really puzzling and the criteria is absurd. - We write some bad software but also celebrate it and Turo celebrates bad product decisions. - People are laid off silently and company wide. Ofcourse, some of the more productive ones are let go. - Every 3 years, they come up with a "3 year plan" that would apparently make the company a rocket ship. The plan: a potato. - C-Suit and SVPs wouldn't even be hired as managers in other companies. They would be kicked out. - They took away all benefits, keep docking good stuff and pay peanuts and messed with equity now. Options to RSUs and back to options. I mean wtf.

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5.0
8 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Caring and supportive place to work.

Cons

The delayed IPO makes generating liquidity difficult.

5.0
26 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I’ve been at Turo for over seven years, and that alone says a lot about how I feel about this place. I’ve learned so much here. I’ve grown as a professional, taken on real responsibility, made mistakes, learned from them, and been given the opportunity to improve and keep moving forward. This environment builds confidence and loyalty. The work is challenging in a good way. It has pushed me to think bigger and solve meaningful problems, and when you make progress, you can actually see the impact, especially on the government relations team. The people truly make it special, from the CEO to the CLO to my VP and Director. There’s strong collaboration, a sense of ownership, and a team that genuinely cares. I’m proud to be here and excited about what we’re continuing to build.

Cons

Like any growing company, it hasn’t always been smooth. We’ve been through ups and downs together, and that has built trust, but it hasn’t been without difficulty. We’re back in a hybrid model now, and while we’ve adapted well, change takes adjustment. We’ve also experienced departures and layoffs, which was tough because we lost some really good apples. That part was not easy. But even through those moments, the company has continued to evolve, and change has brought new opportunities and fresh energy.

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