Good place to work - Staff Engineer ThoughtSpot Employee Review

4.0
25 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Very flexible on work schedules - hybrid - friendly environment

Cons

- little bit political - bad dev experience on CI pipelines

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ThoughtSpot Response
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Three-plus years as a Staff Engineer says something real — glad the flexibility and hybrid setup have been working for you. A friendly environment doesn't happen by accident, and it's something we work hard to maintain. On the politics front, we hear you — directness over dynamics is something we hold ourselves to, and it's worth a constant gut-check. The CI/CD pain is a fair call; our engineering leadership knows dev experience is a force multiplier and it's actively on the investment roadmap. Thanks for sticking with us and for the honest read.

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Cons

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