Lots of hype and marketing; not a good place to be an engineer - Software Engineer Jet Employee Review

2.0
26 Oct 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Office has river views - Reasonably competitive compensation

Cons

Disclaimer: your experience may vary depending on the team / group. The points below may be specific to my team: - Very product and marketing driven; engineering does not seem like a priority, just a tool for short-term use - The culture / direction above ends up resulting in a lot of short-term thinking on engineering: we rush things, don't take the proper time to test stuff, and it bites us in the future with bugs or poor code quality - Engineering leadership does not seem intent on addressing the above issues - No focus on following engineering best practices, having good documentation or being well organized; the priority is just to ship features quickly and fight fires (i.e. production issues) Issues likely relevant to everyone at Jet: - Product and brand seems directionless since acquisition, and we're now trying to pivot in a way that doesn't make sense - Executive leadership at Jet seems non-existent; no clear goals, no clear plans, no justification for the vague goals

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Jet Response
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Thanks for your review, it's good to get feedback that we can work on together. There has been a lot of change within tech which can cause a lot of the concerns that you're bringing up. Being well-organized is a topic you've brought up and something we're really focused on in Q1 for Jet Tech. We know that with the tools we have we can set clear goals and expectations moving forward as well. I hope you’re able to attend the Walmart Labs Town Hall next week and please reach out to myself or your direct manager to talk through these things. Jeremy K., EVP & CTO, Walmart Labs

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