Best working experience so far - Senior Software Engineer Rainforest QA Employee Review

5.0
11 Oct 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I've met a great people during this wild startup ride, Rainforest feels like a second family to me. It's the best engineering organization I've worked for so far. There are plenty of opportunities to learn from seasoned colleagues. All pull requests go through code reviews, everything is unit tested, the CI/CD pipeline is properly setup, regular 1:1 meetings with peers and management encourages feedback sharing, ... Rainforest was remote friendly when I joined, it's working towards becoming a remote first company recently (global lunch program was started, the remote compensation formula was updated). The founders and the rest of the management are openly sharing everything about the business and everyones opinion is heard out. Working in a company like this is a great opportunity to learn what it means to run a business, since everyone gets exposed to lots of different challenges.

Cons

It's a startup, which means things can get bumpy. We've recently went through a big change and we had to say goodbye to a lot of employees / friends. It wasn't a happy moment, but the logic behind the decision was sound, the company wouldn't survive if we continued on the old trajectory. Things had to change and I'm thankful our CEO had the guts to do it sooner rather than later. If you're not resilient to change, working at a startup might not be the best move for you.

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5.0
17 May 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Being surrounded by so many smart, capable, motivated humans is really inspiring. This is truly a tight knit group of people who enjoy each other's company! * Ownership and collaboration are deeply ingrained in the culture which is so important for a 100% global remote company. * Leadership is invested in professional development and growth opportunities. One of the benefits of working for a smaller company is that you get so much exposure to different areas of the business! * By far the most transparent organization I've worked for. * Work/life harmony is a priority, and our remote culture offers incredible benefits in this area! * Competitive salary & benefits

Cons

Not a con in my opinion, but if you aren't interested in collaborating cross-functionality, this isn't the company for you. This isn't a "heads down" type of company. We expect feedback, engagement and collaboration across the organization.

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4.0
3 Jun 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Upon reflection, it was good to be at the forefront of combining machines and humans for maximum efficiency.

Cons

We liked to iterate on process seemingly just because.

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