I like it - Recensione dipendente - Member Of Technical Staff presso Skytree

Working with great people. The projects are from all different industries, great variety. Working with the cutting edge of machine learning technology. Lots of opportunities for learning, for leadership, and for excellence. Work-life balance is good for a startup, people aren't expected to work themselves to death. Compensation is good, it's a well-funded startup and people are paid a good salary and and not just promises of future greatness. The vision is, nevertheless, very ambitious.

It's a startup - things move very fast, you'll be expected to jump right in. Expect to wear many hats - which I am mentioning here as both a good thing or a bad thing, depending on what the hats are and what your career goals are. Scope of software is rapidly expanding, and clients often want things now now now.

Interesting cutting edge field with potential for career advancement if you can take the pressure and thankless work environment.

When I was with Skytree: -- High stress, last minute deadlines were common, and celebration of successes was hollow and un-satisfying. -- Management talked a lot about going to battle and destroying competition. Very aggressive/defensive approach to business and people. All fight/flight, very little real passion & excitement for life. -- Management was obsessive & high-strung, which led to a culture that was the same. -- Compensation was significatnly below market rate, and management had a habit of promising advancement but not delivering on it.