Stay away unless you are desperate - Recensione dipendente - Software Engineer presso Kiddom

1,0
21 mar 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

1. Work From Home is a plus. 2. Some people are (or should I say were) genuinely nice.

Svantaggi

1. No 401k. Average pay. 2. Code base is terribly maintained. Lot of bugs. 3. No long-term or short-term direction or vision. 4. Engineering managers are inexperienced and seem to favor only certain members of the team. 5. No acknowledgement for any job done. Favoritism runs rampant. 6. Hiring standard is very high for a company with mediocre codebase.

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Risposta di Kiddom
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We recognize that compensation, benefits, leadership experience, and recognition all materially affect employee experience. We use industry-standard tools to determine compensation ranges and regularly review our offerings, including benefits and equity, to ensure they are competitive and fair across roles and levels. In parallel, we’ve been making deliberate investments to strengthen engineering leadership, improve platform reliability, clarify longer-term direction to make sure we are aligned across teams, and reinforce consistent expectations around performance, recognition, and fairness. We also hold a high hiring bar because the work we do is complex and meaningful. We will continue to invest in improving the systems and processes that support our existing team in doing their best work. As with any growing organization, there is always room to improve. We appreciate this perspective and wish you the best in your next chapter.

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5,0
8 mag 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

I enjoyed my time here, built cool things, learned a lot, worked with some very smart people. Did some good in the world. Still refer good people to them and plan to continue doing so.

Svantaggi

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4,0
20 apr 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The company genuinely seems to value work–life balance, and many of the people I worked with were thoughtful and committed to the mission. Teams care about improving the product, and there is a constant effort to refine processes and user experience. While this sometimes creates friction, it also reflects a desire to keep moving things forward.

Svantaggi

Experiences may vary depending on team and manager. In my case, there were times when performance expectations felt somewhat unclear. Feedback throughout the year suggested progress, but promotion and compensation outcomes did not always align with that feedback. Salary growth and promotion timelines can also feel slow, which may be frustrating for some employees. There were occasionally communication gaps between teams, which sometimes made collaboration or prioritization more difficult. Additionally, the company has experimented with new technologies and tools over time, and guidelines around their use were not always consistent early on.

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