Pros
- Very software engineering led, great for engineers - Huge opportunity for ownership - Lots of autonomy - Working on exciting problems in energy, perhaps one of the only companies it's possible to work on some of these problems at - The parent company, Octopus Energy Group, has been incredibly successful in a short space of time so there's a real feeling of momentum and growth
Cons
- Poor approach to pay, lack of transparency on bandings, below market rate pay & compensation, lack of clear progression, etc. - Processes stuck in a startup mentality which are struggling to scale to the size Kraken has become - No real HR, so this responsibility falls on managers; for an employee this can be great if your managers good, terrible if they're bad - Poor communication between senior management and the rest of the org which has gotten worse as the org has grown in size