Company Culture and Direction - Senior Software Engineer UnderwriteMe Employee Review

1.0
13 Feb 2024
Recommend
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Pros

UnderwriteMe's benefits package is fairly good and the company offices in Tower Bridge House are a good working environment, if slightly difficult in terms of transport options. However, there is limited fixed desks thus making it harder to go in to the office to any meaningful dedicated work and therefore, I assume that UnderwriteMe will remain largely a flexible / remote-based company. I guess your outlook and personal circumstances determine whether that is a pro or a con.

Cons

Over the past year, UnderwriteMe has undertaken a new direction in terms of product strategy built on the opinions, experience and expertise of a very limited but specific group of people. The expertise, however, does not appear to be based on any deep-level understanding of the insurance industry or the existing UnderwriteMe products. As well as, or maybe because of, the above, there also appears to be a significant shift in the culture of UnderwriteMe which does not feel positive or inclusive to all employees. While this can be dismissed as being as a result of the recent large-scale redundancies, the common thread of other reviews on Glassdoor around the impact of this shift in product direction tells another story.

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UnderwriteMe Response
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Thanks very much for taking the time to provide feedback. I am pleased to hear that you are satisfied with the company benefits that UMe offer their employees. We do believe that our Tower Bride office is a great place to work, and we will continue to see how the space can be utilised to ensure teams are able to meet in person when needed. I am disappointed to hear that you do not feel that the culture of UMe is not inclusive. In order to ensure we are developing the right products for our environment; we have had to make difficult decisions that have resulted in some people leaving the business due to redundancy. Whilst we accept that some of the changes have been difficult, The Leadership Team believe that these well thought through changes will ensure we are a successful business. We regularly ask for feedback from our employees through different channels, in order to see how people are feeling, what we do well and what concerns them. Our goal is to ensure we have happy and engaged colleagues. Many thanks for your feedback! Nana – AVP, People

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1.0
16 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Its all good; parent company has deep pockets nothing matters too much work life balance, many meeting to attend you may never actually do any work

Cons

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5.0
21 Dec 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great Product Solid Team Lots of Flexibility

Cons

Sometimes it moves a bit slowly

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