Positive momentum with room to improve - VP- Engineering Sequoia Employee Review

4.0
28 May 2026
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Pros

As a senior leader, I’ve seen the organization go through an important transition phase. There is clear momentum toward improving engineering practices, leadership accessibility, and cross‑team alignment. The focus on quality, scalability, and ownership has increased, and there is more openness to feedback than before. While execution is not always uniform across teams, the intent to improve is genuine and visible. There are still areas where processes and communication can be tighter, but the foundation being built today is much stronger than it was earlier. With sustained effort, this can become a very solid engineering organization.

Cons

Need to focus more towards achieving one click deployment and faster delivery. Productivity is another area which needs improvement with usage of AI tools for developer Productivity.

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Sequoia Response
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We love to hear from our current team members! Thanks for sharing.

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5.0
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Caring, like minded people who make work not seem like work

Cons

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2.0
8 Jun 2026
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Pros

There are some truly amazing folks that work at Sequoia. They work really hard and many truly care about the work they are doing. Even when things get out of hand, the teams band together to help each other through whatever new debacle comes their way. And there is always a new debacle. Pay is higher than most…

Cons

Layoffs at random with no warning and little to no communication to those directly affected by it. If you’re a manager or above, you’ve received middle of the night unhinged emails that make for an anxiety inducing day/week/month ahead. In 6 years I had 8 managers for 3 roles (2 were within the same team)…If a manager tries to reign in crazy expectations or pivots so they don’t derail an entire team, they tend to disappear. Pay is higher than most but not enough for what is expected emotionally and physically.

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