Fast-moving startup culture built on ownership and trust - Recensione dipendente - Senior Software Engineer presso Octopus Legacy

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

Vantaggi

Strong product-focused culture with real ownership and responsibility across teams. Employees are trusted to make decisions and have meaningful impact. The company is also very forward-thinking with AI tooling, providing excellent tools and budget to experiment, automate workflows, and improve productivity. Great environment for people who enjoy autonomy, innovation, and moving quickly.

Svantaggi

Fast-paced environment may not suit more traditional software engineers who prefer clearer structure, longer planning cycles, or well-defined processes. Priorities can shift quickly as the company moves fast and iterates aggressively. Personally not an issue for me, but I can see how it could be challenging depending on working style.

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1,0
17 mar 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Fast-paced environment where you’ll be forced to learn quickly and take on responsibility early

Svantaggi

Extremely high turnover with frequent, unexpected firings. There is little transparency around performance, and people are often dismissed without ever being given clear expectations or meaningful feedback. Management struggles to define what success looks like. You’re told to improve, but not how - and by the time issues are raised, it’s often too late. Leadership constantly talks about moving fast, yet gives very little autonomy. Most decisions require founder approval, which completely contradicts the “no process” narrative and slows everything down. The interview process is misleading. You’re told to have a voice and strong opinions, but in reality, this isn’t welcomed. People are excluded from meetings and decision-making, and pushing back can work against you. Culture is a major issue. What’s sold as a “fun” environment is actually tense and negative - morale is low and people frequently complain about leadership. There’s also a clear expectation to work evenings and weekends, with pressure to be constantly visible. Not being in the office or always online is frowned upon. Leadership is cliquey, unprofessional, and at times intimidating. Following a negative anonymous review, teams were pressured to identify the individual responsible, including suggestions that legal action could be taken against the individual, which created a very uncomfortable atmosphere. Psychological safety is nonexistent. Even high performers can be let go if they say the wrong thing or disagree with leadership. There is a real sense that you are not safe in your role. There are also concerning signals around what leadership views as a “model employee,” with a narrow and potentially exclusionary profile centered on overwork.

5
5,0
9 apr 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

The culture and growth of the business provides several areas of progression and it is very much positioned for people to achieve what they want. There are frequent socials on a weekly, monthly, quarterly basis bringing everyone together from across the company. The company is on a huge upward trend and things are moving incredibly quickly. The company has a very flat structure which allows everyone to interact with each other and no-one is too senior.

Svantaggi

The environment can be fast paced and chaotic which works for some, but is not for everyone so it is worth considering before joining. Outside of this, I really do not feel there are any cons

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