Working here is incredible! - Anonymous employee Forward Employee Review

5.0
29 May 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Incredible team. Smart, capable, collaborative, humble, hard working. Everything you want in a team. - Solving a hard and meaningful problem together. Every day has new challenges and the team tackles them to build a better healthcare for the future. - Exciting environment. We get to meet, learn from, and collaborate with some of the most interesting and intelligent people in the industry on a regular basis. - The right vision to disrupt an industry. We have the right vision, path, and execution to move the needle, and there's a buzz in the air that you won't find anywhere else. - Scrappy startup mentality. There's tons of room for autonomy, creativity, and innovation. We move quickly and do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Cons

- We've historically run lean on the engineering team, and that can contribute to all problems across the company being a little tougher to solve. It's a short-term problem but one that's been challenging recently.

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Pros

Supportive and collaborative team, strong product mindset, clear goals, and respect for design. High ownership, trust, and autonomy. Leadership is open to feedback, and designers are involved in real product decisions, not just visuals.

Cons

Fast-paced environment with a lot of responsibility, which may not be ideal for someone looking for a slower or more structured workflow. Priorities can shift as the company grows, but this is typical for scaling teams.

3.0
30 Sept 2025
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Pros

1. Smart and friendly coworkers 2. Good engineering culture 3. Opportunities for growth

Cons

1. Not-profitable - Forward never found a working model to solve the problem, and anchored heavily on solutions that lacked market-fit evidence. Contradictory to the problem-focused culture at Forward. 2. The finance problems lead to urgency. Work was demanding and tough across the org. However, engineering velocity was not the problem to begin with, leading to a vicious cycle of unmet goals -> tighter deadlines. 3. Frequent and fundamental shifts in company priorities leading to disorganized sprints and planning. A lot of work were throw away despite long hours invested.

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