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It's an okay place to work, and a good experience at the very least. - Recensione dipendente - Senior Software Developer presso BigCommerce

3,0
24 feb 2014
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Depending on the project and the people you work with - it can be amazing at times and you can learn a lot. They have weekly yoga sessions which is cool, unfortunately I've never been because I've been too busy. Usually I see a two or thee people in the class. Apparently they will partly or fully pay for gym membership, but with the gym of their choice - this could change - but I don't really use the gym so I don't know. Nice office, fridge and snacks (good or bad depending on how you see it), games room, intelligent people to work with. Great places to eat out at nearby.

Svantaggi

What appears to be a focus purely on beating Shopify, at all costs - encouraging a way of working that seems to be short-sighted, and is building up the (already large) technical debt pile into an even bigger one. The term "exponential growth" comes to mind. As far as the perks go - it's all mostly for show. The games room is more something to lure new candidates with than an actual games room - it's empty almost all the time except very late in the evening - yes expect long hours when you join up. When I started they offered "working from home is okay", and "flexible working hours are part of the culture". Expect funny looks from management if you actually decide to actually take up on any of those offers, unless of course you yourself are in a management role - then yes it's all good. Since the new CPO, things changed a lot; major changes in spending - (they're cutting down on staff: offering a 10-week payout if you decided you don't want to stay etc.), while trying to get more work out of the ones that stay. Here is a summary of the changes condensed into what was preached in a company meeting a little while ago (actual quotes): "work smart, not hard" is now "work hard *and* smart", "quality not quantity" is now "quality *and* quantity". As a result, expect "flexible working hours" to be "long working hours". I have some friends who work at Shopify, and from talking to them, it's not really that much of a surprise that Shopify have dominated Bigcommerce - let's see if Bigcommerce can reverse the tides - I am hopeful, but I'm at least skeptical too. Oh, and pretend to get excited about their war campaign - "Operation Stompify" >.>

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Risposta di BigCommerce
12y
As a shareholder, client or co-worker, I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t want people to work hard AND smart or look for quality AND quantity. That’s what it takes for our clients (and us) to be successful. With change, we decided to give people an option - if they were onboard with changing the world and going all out to do it, awesome. If that wasn’t their cup of tea, that was cool too and we offered them the option of taking an incredibly generous package. The fact that we are so transparent about it all is a huge positive for most of our employees. By no means are we cutting back staff - in fact we are on a huge hiring push. And we aren’t inflexible, quite the contrary. But, let me be clear — changing the world isn’t easy but the journey you will take with us is life changing, for you and our clients.

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5,0
4 giu 2025
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

There is a lot of new leadership breathing newness into the company. There is a rebrand on the horizon, different focuses and positioning, complimentary portfolio products, brilliant staff, new company values and more.

Svantaggi

There has been a ton of change and while the new leadership is great, they are still getting their touch on things. This isn't all so much a con in general as it is to absorb, communicate, explain and soak in.

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Risposta di BigCommerce
12mo
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback! We appreciate your input and are happy to hear you’re enjoying your experience here. If you have any further feedback to share, please feel free to email us at ta@bigcommerce.com or reach out to your HRBP.
4,0
21 feb 2025
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- BC hires great people - Is finally focusing on the product and its ideal customer rather than trying to be a product that it isn't. - Supportive culture - Good work life balance - Senior and Director leadership is caring and supportive - Really positive outlook for the product

Svantaggi

- Has cut 10% of staff every year for the last 3 years and last year they cut most of their top performers that brought in the most revenue - No 401k match (although they may now) - Lower pay than most tech companies for the same roles - Either BC has the right people in place or they have the right direction to work in with the right leadership but never both - If you are remote, you aren't invited to the office much even for kick offs or planning. So you will feel a bit secluded. - Not much room for career growth as they keep cutting people

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Risposta di BigCommerce
1y
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback! We appreciate your input and are happy to hear you enjoyed your experience here. If you have any further feedback to share please feel free to email us at ta@bigcommerce.com.
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