Overall a good company with opportunity for growth - Software Engineer CircleCI Employee Review

4.0
30 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- diverse set of tech stacks - opportunity to work on interesting projects - you get to work with really smart engineers

Cons

- competitors in the ci/cd market are pretty big names - legacy code written in Clojure which can be annoying

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CircleCI Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience working at CircleCI. We greatly appreciate your feedback and are thrilled to hear that you consider us a solid company with opportunities for growth. We are proud to offer a diverse set of tech stacks, providing our employees with the chance to work on interesting and impactful projects. Regarding the challenges posed by competitors in the CI/CD market, we definitely acknowledge that the current landscape is highly competitive. That said, we firmly believe that our dedication to innovation, continuous improvement, and customer-focus sets us apart. We are committed to staying ahead of market trends and providing our clients with the best solutions and support in the industry. As a technology company, we definitely understand the importance of maintaining and evolving our codebase to ensure efficiency and developer engagement. We continuously assess our technology choices and strive to strike a balance between leveraging our existing codebase and adopting newer technologies. We value your contributions and look forward to providing further opportunities for your growth and development within our organization.

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