Company Cons:
This company has completely gone down in terms of work quality since the acquisition by MDP. Work life balance has completely plummeted as there is more pressure to increase margin, which is expected from a PE firm. Additionally, the turnover rate has been horrendous since the acquisition furthermore exacerbating the poor work life balance.
The company is split into two teams. Those from the VP level up and everyone else; because of this there is little insight into which the direction MDP is pushing the company further leading to frustrations.
Data science cons:
As a scientist, no real data science is taking place here. Everything has been boxed up and put into “packages” that spits out numbers to tell if a model is good or bad.
The science vp leadership is heavily focused on product development and the director is too busy working on projects to cover for already over worked teams so no real direction comes from them. Honestly there really isn’t a place to grow as an IC in data science.
Overall:
Frustration from the customer and employee side are mounting as new faces have to be brought on a project due to poor retention. Bugs are also significant and occur on a weekly basis for multiple customers.
Benefits are no where near industry. 2 week maternity leave which is just enough recovery time for birthing parents and get back to work. No stock options and healthcare is expensive. Bonus is nice