Pros
Good Clients and Smart Coworkers
Cons
After the Mphasis acquisition, the culture at Stelligent changed significantly. What was once a nimble, engineering-led company became a more rigid, top-down organization where technical leads were treated more like task executors than strategic partners. Despite holding the title of “Architect,” I often found myself brought in late, handed requirements, and told to make it work — without being involved in the conversations that shaped those requirements in the first place. The expectation was to produce diagrams and documents, not to lead or influence direction. Performance is often measured by hours logged and outputs delivered — not by the long-term value we create, the relationships we build with clients, or the strategic foresight we bring. It’s a frustrating dynamic, especially for seasoned professionals who were hired to lead but are used as high-level individual contributors.