Pros
Ridgeway's team has grown in the past few months, with a focus on R+D into new operational tools, spearheaded by the new Head of Operations who joined recently. Streamlining internal tooling has really improved the teams daily activities and efficiency. Being in a new role to the business to support the existing team focus on new product development, investing time into technical process improvements and widening the range of products being developed is really exciting. Time is being invested in both new .NET Core platforms and Headless solutions using React UI technology - its a really positive time to be part of the team. Several of the back-end team are working towards their Azure exams and very committed to soaking up new skills. I have learnt an incredible amount about Azure in the time I have been part of the team who are clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about the technology. I can see huge scope for career progression. Loads of the team have been in the company for years and years, moving into new jobs within their departments to grow with the business which is positive to see. Its a really nice office to work in, with a supportive and collaborative team working together. Most of the team prefer to be in the office with each other which creates a creative and driven team focussed atmosphere. Pay increases have been wide spread and generous to help with the ongoing cost of living crisis which has really helped everyone. Private medical has also been a blessing as well.
Cons
Still a relatively small team for the type of work being undertaken and therefore can get busy often. Agency life and client budget restraints can feel restrictive and reduce the delivery scope, but the work delivered is always top-notch quality! Recently experienced a couple of bad hires which temporarily unbalanced the team with it being quite a small company.
