Lab49 Reviews

Pros

- In a fast growth phase - Teams work collaboratively, even globally which is impressive given the different time zones - Friendly environment - Good culture: monthly lunches, drinks, afternoon teas for Birthdays, activities - No micromanagement and flexibility to make your role your own - Flexible working hours, working from home - Free fruit, drinks and snacks - Great office location - Office mixed with other ION Group company employees so diverse and good for networking

Cons

- Sydney office is still in a "start-up" mode which means it is less structured than other offices and in some areas it is still finding its feet

Pros

Its current small base means real opportunities for growth with inspirational new team being formed

Cons

In short term theres a somewhat toxic atmosphere where boorish old guard behave more and more badly as new boss brings in his own people

Pros

You will be around some of the smartest people you've ever worked with. The expertise of every team here is unparalleled. While every project is different, you will be generally implementing the best and most current tech using best practices. Due to the nature of consulting, you will get a feel for different environments and will have the experience of various projects under your belt. You won't get siloed into supporting a small part of a system for the rest of your career. You'll also have many opportunities to go across the stack and learn things you are unfamiliar with. This was definitely the job to take my career to the next level. I learned way more here in a shorter period of time than at any previous role.

Cons

The work is mainly in the finance/fintech space, so that may be a turn-off to some people (however there is obviously tons of room for innovation in that space). Issues typical to consulting: - constantly-shifting teams - having to work around some environments with old or proprietary tech (sometimes this is unavoidable) - difficult to have a cohesive engineering culture when most people are frequently deployed to client sites (this is changing, though, as there are more events and the engineering team is having regular meetings, tech talks, etc)

Pros

The people are the best reason to be at Lab49. Everyone in engineering is so passionate about what they do. Everyone is always open to collaboration and eager to learn. Lab49 is where I've learned the most the fastest. I've enjoyed the Lab49 quality standard that (most of the time) is upheld.

Cons

Communication from senior management is not a good as it could be. The town halls are great, but more could be done. It's a shame the performance review and bonus process take so long into the year, but I believe it's the fault of the parent company, not Lab49.

Pros

Great place to grow- projects are constantly changing to keep up with newest tech trends so you are always learning new skills Head of EMEA is a great leader and has set an inspiring vision for the team Nice team which is very collaborative management makes time for all employees Business is growing a lot which is very exciting- lots of room to move up Flexibility to work remotely on occasion if needed CEO and Founder is very smart and well respected in the industry

Cons

No cons- though there is lots of work so if you are lazy and do not like to work hard and learn, Lab49 is not for you!

Pros

Lab49 went through a transition and has been expanding it's team and projects exponentially Very smart people and a dedicated management team Clients are top tier 1 investment banks, asset management firms, retail banks and other financial services institutions Great career growth opportunities and a lot of autonomy Plenty of learning opportunities and very interesting and challenging initiatives

Cons

The snack could be healthier

Pros

Financial consultancy but no real finance knowledge required on front end as most of your time will be spent working out how to make off-the-shelf grid and chart libraries work like the radically different UX designs.

Cons

People leave without handover as they are made to keep their resignations secret.