Ocado Technology Reviews
Updated Sep 28, 2019
Found 115 reviews
"Very relaxed working environment" (in 11 reviews)
"Great atmosphere with cutting-edge technology" (in 9 reviews)
"impossible to work remotely so everyone lies about having doctor appointments or waiting for deliveries to "justify" working from home" (in 6 reviews)
"The Hatfield head office has become slightly overcrowded due to the company's rapid growth in recent years" (in 5 reviews)
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"Software Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ocado Technology full-time for less than a year
Pros
Very nice environment Cutting edge technology Intelligent and motivated people Free snacks Salary is ok Ticket restaurant Flexible hours Working from home allowed
Cons
Oncall support, but as each team is responsible for their software is your responsibility to keep the system resilient.
Advice to Management
We are growing fast, so try to keep this environment
Ocado Technology2019-09-26 "Comfortable, with good perks"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ocado Technology full-time for less than a year
Pros
Free dinner (7pm) Discount shop (Company Shop) Subsidised meals Some smart colleagues Many friendly colleagues
Cons
Not the best leadership in teams
Ocado Technology2019-09-28Ocado Technology Response
October 3, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Thanks for the review; it sounds like everything is going so well so far but with room for improvement. If you have more feedback for the People team, or have some specific concerns, please get in touch on Slack or contact your team lead or head of centre, whichever is appropriate.
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"Great company with fantastic and very unique culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Ocado Technology full-time for less than a year
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- great people to work with; everyone is very nice, professional and knowledgeable - interesting product - great learning and development opportunities - fantastic culture; something that is hard to find
Cons
-at that time it was the head office location; not relevant anymore as they have opened a new office in London
Ocado Technology2019-09-24Ocado Technology Response
October 3, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
We're glad you enjoyed your time with us. You're right, we've just opened a development centre in Old Street and have plans to grow the number of people working there, which is an exciting project. We hope you're enjoying whatever role you've moved on to, and maybe see you back at ...
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"Amazing culture with an exciting future"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ocado Technology full-time for less than a year
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Work environment/office in barcelona is fantastic. Work is interesting and current, lots of expansion is happening. Benefits in the Barcelona office are great. Summer hours are a nice feature
Cons
Possible language barriers for socialising in the office
Ocado Technology2019-09-18Ocado Technology Response
October 3, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Thanks for the feedback – great to see you're enjoying the Barcelona office!
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"You will just be a minion"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ocado Technology full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- smart and friendly colleagues - company is investing in interesting technologies (vertical farming, automation, etc) - opportunity to work on a product at scale - free fruit - free safari online subscription + conferences (if you don't get your request rejected) - company seems to be doing well with a lot of deals signed recently and growing a lot - possibility to change teams
Cons
- people team do not help or care even though they spend an hour explaining to newcomers that they help for everything - you have to chase HR a long time in order to get any answer/legal document - too few toilets, they are always full and seldom clean - code quality is disastrous in Ocean (legacy product) and mediocre in OSP (new product) - impossible to work remotely so everyone lies about having doctor... appointments or waiting for deliveries to "justify" working from home - no career growth if you are shy as working outside your team is the only thing that is valued to get promoted - SE4 (highest grade for Software Engineer) is impossible to attain unless you work in the platform team - Social event only happens once every two months and you would be lucky to get a slice of pizza and a beer as there is not enough for everyone - No time is given to improve code or processes - low salary compared to London - if you are unlucky enough to end up in Ocean (legacy product) your career will take a massive hit as technologies and processes are outdated and code quality is abysmal. Management too is outdated in Ocean. - graduate recruits are lured in with promises of working on the new platform with microservices but are then told that there is no room and sent to Ocean - free instant coffee is not good - high turnover
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Value your developers more.
Ocado Technology2019-09-15Ocado Technology Response
October 3, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Thanks for the feedback – it's always useful to get detail we can use to improve. We'll make sure this is passed on so action can be taken where needed. In the meantime, if you have concerns around personal development, we'd strongly recommend speaking to your line manager to work ...
Show More "Nice atmosphere, interesting problems to work on"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Ocado Technology full-time for more than a year
Pros
Can work on interesting problems with smart people A lot of training and development available, and budget to go to conferences Innovation is encouraged
Cons
Don't really have any major cons
Ocado Technology2019-08-29Ocado Technology Response
September 12, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Glad to read everything is going well so far
"Amazing"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Ocado Technology full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
A lot of different technologies, Linux, Unix, Cassandra, you name it - they use them all.
Cons
I can’t tell any, but must enter at least five words here.
Ocado Technology2019-09-10Ocado Technology Response
September 12, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Thanks for this review. To-the-point and glowing; we love it!
"Decent alternative to the big tech companies"
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I worked at Ocado Technology full-time for more than 3 years
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Interesting technology. Good working environment.
Cons
Unclear / inconsistently applied progression path
Ocado Technology2019-09-03Ocado Technology Response
September 12, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Thanks for the review. Great to see you enjoyed your time with us. You may have spotted there's been a lot of discussion and updates to our Careers Model recently so hopefully the team are pleased with the results.
"Poor HR communication. They ask you to do a task and provide no feedback."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Ocado Technology full-time
Pros
Innovative company. Works on interesting projects.
Cons
Lack of respect for new potential employees.
Advice to Management
Work on your communication in the HR department.
Ocado Technology2019-09-24Ocado Technology Response
October 2, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
We're glad you're finding the projects interesting but are concerned by the issues you report around communication with the HR dept. We'd need more detail to look into this in more depth, but we have passed your comments on to the People team. They are happy to listen to more feedback ...
Show More"Great experience"
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RecommendsI have been working at Ocado Technology full-time for less than a year
Pros
Friendly and capable team, plenty of office benefits, good wage, nice office
Cons
Location - Hatfield isn't the nicest city
Ocado Technology2019-08-22Ocado Technology Response
September 12, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Good to see you're enjoying the benefits of Ocado Technology! Sorry you're not a fan of Hatfield. Our London office opened recently so maybe you'll have the chance to work there in the future.
Ocado Technology Response
October 3, 2019 – Social Media and Content Lead
Thanks for the comments. We are working hard to maintain our culture of innovation and collaboration as we grow rapidly which is a challenge, but hopefully you're seeing good results and lots of communication about developments.