Mediocre - Anonymous employee Pulumi Employee Review

Culture of innovation and fast-paced approach to solving customer problems. Generally kind humans who make it a fun place to be. Enjoy shipping a lot, engaging with our community, and the focus on doing the right thing for our customers.

Things move fast! Which can result in a focus on new initiatives over existing workstreams. You need to bring your own ability to focus on areas where you have conviction, more of a startup than a "big company" vibe.

Pulumi has built a genuinely differentiated product in the IaC space, historically standing out from competitors, though that edge is now being tested by the rise of agentic AI capabilities across the category. The people are a real strength: smart, caring colleagues, if you stay long enough to work with them.

The founders are out of sync on product and sales strategy, and their tendency to micromanage is dragging down company energy, velocity, and innovation. That dysfunction shows up in extraordinarily high attrition, both voluntary departures and ongoing role cuts, and in a striking 13% approval rating on the recruiting process that is attributed to leadership decision-making and culture rather than the recruiting team itself. On the product side, spreading across five lines (IaC, IDP, Neo, Policy, ESC) is seen as straining product quality.