High Impact, Great Culture, and Challenging Scale Problems - Senior Staff Engineer, Software Rokt Employee Review

5.0
25 Nov 2025
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Pros

Technical Challenge and Scale: As a Senior Engineer, I've genuinely enjoyed the complexity of the problems we solve, particularly around performance optimization, front-end web security, and handling massive traffic volumes globally. The work is impactful, and you're encouraged to own features end-to-end. Truly Empowered Teams: Teams operate with high autonomy. We get to decide on the best technical approach and tooling to solve problems. Management trusts engineers, which fosters a sense of ownership and reduces unnecessary overhead. Positive and Collaborative Culture: The Sydney office has a fantastic atmosphere - friendly, highly collaborative, and driven. People are smart but humble. There's a strong emphasis on continuous learning and knowledge sharing across engineering teams. Compensation and Benefits: Rokt is highly competitive with other top tech companies in Sydney for both salary and equity. The office amenities and social events are excellent, creating a great place to be during the week. Focus on Growth: We use modern technologies and are always exploring better ways to build software. There is clear growth path for ICs (Individual Contributors) who want to move into Principal roles or technical leadership.

Cons

Given the rapid global growth, there can occasionally be ambiguity around priorities between different global teams, which requires proactive communication to manage dependencies effectively. Team structure also changes frequently which can lead to some disruption.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, i work hard at work, and i'm able to learn an absurd amount really quickly, but the hours aren't too demanding

Cons

Slightly lower pay than market, and no bonus

2.0
24 Jun 2026
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Pros

The paycheck was on time. The infrastructure didn't get in my way technically.

Cons

•Ideas I brought up in meetings were routinely dismissed, only to see the exact same ideas approved weeks later when repeated by someone within the inner circle. •Meaningful projects consistently went to those already tied into the right connections, and it was clear capability had little to do with it. •Real mentorship and guidance existed, but it happened in closed conversations I was never part of, while others received constant support from senior engineers. •Key decisions were made in small informal groups, and I would only learn about them after everything had already been decided. •I was repeatedly assigned lower visibility infrastructure work while others were given opportunities to grow through impactful projects.

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