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      Shogun Reviews

      4.5

      83% would recommend to a friend

      (87 total reviews)

      Nick Raushenbush

      100% approve of CEO

      79% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.7

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.6

      Culture and values

      4.6

      Work/Life balance

      4.4

      Senior management

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      4.3

      Career opportunities

      Shogun has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 87 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Shogun employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      87 reviews
      1.0
      28 Jun 2023

      Worst Company

      Technical support
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Nothing I can think of

      Cons

      1. Micromanagement 2. Worst Pay 3. Petty Politics 4. Setting up people for failure 5. Lack of process

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      Shogun Response
      2y
      Thank you for your feedback. We frequently benchmark our people programs to ensure we're providing our Shogies with competitive total rewards, and policies that provide an inclusive and equitable working environment. While we are unsure of the time frame in which you worked at Shogun, we conducted an onboarding analysis and are proud of the programs we've implemented to ensure our Shogies are set up for success. These include but are not limited to: ongoing management training, how we document processes and maintain our knowledgebase, onboarding and ongoing training processes for Shogies, and new ways of collaborating on high-priority tickets. We are continually working to ensure our Shogie experience is top-notch and appreciate you taking the time to provide your input.
      5.0
      6 Feb 2019

      Fantastic Remote Company

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Working at Shogun has been an amazing opportunity for me both professionally and personally. Shogun is a fully remote company with an amazing management team. There are many types of remote companies. The spectrum ranges from companies that allow employees to work from home a few days a week to companies that have no central office and employees scattered around the world. Shogun is the latter. There are a few benefits to this. - Minimal meetings (It's hard to schedule a time to meet with everyone, so most communication is done over Slack and email. You're trusted to keep everyone informed and to get stuff done. I currently have 1 30-minute meeting a week) - Smart coworkers (Not being limited to hiring in a single, or a few geographical locations, coupled with competitive compensation means that the company can hire the best and brightest, no matter where they are. The best part, you get to work with those people) - Work from where you want, and when you want (The company has no set or required overlapping hours. The flexibility removes the stress of having to commute or be in the office at a certain time and allows you to pursue other personal goals you may have. I've personally used this opportunity to move to Taiwan to start learning Mandarin. Something I never could have done without the flexibility at this company) Shogun is a startup. As of this writing, there are less than 30 employees and only 11 engineers. Because of that, everyone has a large amount of responsibility and say in how projects are completed and how the company operates. It's a fast paced environment, but if you enjoy learning and executing quickly, it's an exciting place to work. Typically, the concern about working at a startup is job stability. Shogun is a minority among startups in that it is profitable and that management is extremely transparent about where the company stands. The company's revenue, burn rate, run rate, etc. are made available to all employees. A comforting thing to see, especially when you've had friends at startups that have shutdown overnight. Management has been some of the the best I've worked with so far. I have monthly meetings with my direct manager as well as the CEO once a month. As the company is quickly growing (both revenue and team), there are natural growing pains. However, management is always asking for feedback and improving all aspects of the company. On top of that, I truly believe that the founders of this company want to help their employees achieve their goals, whatever they may be. While I was going through the interview process, I was transparent about the fact that I am interested in starting my own company and that I would be working on side projects. If I were hired, I couldn't confidently say that I would be at the company in two years, or even one year if the right opportunity arose. Both founders' responses were offers to provide mentorship, review slide decks, and allow me to access to their networks. I couldn't have asked for a better response.

      Cons

      Remote work isn't for everyone. Going to an office every day can help you start your day, force you to create a routine, and provide a social environment. Once you become remote, all these things you naturally take for granted take extra effort. If you've never worked remotely before, there's definitely an adjustment period. Earlier I mentioned that, because Shogun is a growing, each employee has a large amount of responsibility. There's always another feature to build and bugs to fix. On top of that, as the team grows, processes are always changing. If you don't mind working in a fast paced environment and embrace the growing pains that any growing startup goes through, then this isn't a con at all. However, I am aware that this type of work environment is not appealing to everyone.

      2.0
      4 Mar 2022

      Fully remote with some nice people and very defensive white male leaders

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Fully remote and inspired by admirable companies like Zapier - Many very nice people - I believe that the CEO Finbarr is genuinely a nice human being

      Cons

      If these things matter to you, I think it's worth submitting this review to make it visible: - Company named Shogun founded by white guys that used to have samurai imagery on the homepage, which the cofounders and at least one director believe to be "cultural appreciation" - Director described hiring practices as a "meritocracy" when asked about not having inclusive hiring practices, implying that under-represented candidates are not qualified - Director shamed me about salary for no clear reason - Director pitted by skills against another teammate, fostering an unhealthy competitive working environment - Director always seemed defensive and more interested in propping himself up than developing a genuinely helpful manager-report relationship

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      Shogun Response
      4y
      Thank you for providing feedback. It's not always easy to do, and we appreciate you for taking the time to do so. After reading through your review, I want to highlight that what you experienced is not representative of our actual hiring practices nor culture at Shogun, which really saddens me. DEI is incredibly important at Shogun and is something our founders and leadership team have prioritized. DEI is one of the pillars that supports a major company OKR, and we believe that increasing DEI is not only the right thing to do but will also lead to even better company performance. With every role that we open, we invest considerable time and effort in building the most diverse talent pool possible. Increasing the diversity of our top of the funnel is on thing, and having a process that is structured, consistent, and attribute-focused (which greatly reduces bias and subjective candidate evaluation) is as important, if not more important. We have focused heavily on building a recruiting process that is equitable and allows us to evaluate our candidates fairly, and, as a result, we have seen very positive results with the diverse talent we have hired and retained. In our first year implementing our DEI-focused recruiting process, we have seen team member race/ethnicity diversity increase by 37% and gender diversity increase by 45%. As far as being shamed for your salary and feeling like you were part of a competitive working environment, these two experiences are also not representative of our values. Once again, I'm sorry to hear that the experience you had at Shogun was different from the supportive, empathetic, and respectful work culture so many Shogies experience at Shogun. We will continue to find ways to invest in DEI, create a growth culture, and build a company where team members can do their best work while feeling valued and appreciated. - VP of People (Mattie)
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