Good technical challenges and work-life balance, but growth could be better - Director, Engineering Thumbtack Employee Review

5.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart people, good technical challenges, competitive compensation, remote work and good work-life balance, lots of big product changes

Cons

Low emphasis on quality in the user-facing product and in engineering. Product strategy is hit-and-miss, but it's good that we keep trying. In the short term our incentives aren't very aligned with professionals, and we only measure short term outcomes. Modest growth trajectory for the company with an unclear path towards liquid equity.

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5.0
1 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Work life balance, teamwork and collaboration, encourages creativity. Everyone shares same mission: support small businesses and get pros more jobs

Cons

More alignment across teams and updates regarding product, brand strategy, clearer OKRs. I literally have to dig deep for any cons I seriously love this job and culture.

1.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some of the people were nice.

Cons

Decision paralysis. This is an extremely consensus driven org that can't make any decisions to save its life. The senior leadership team is also completely disconnected from their teams as well as the users of their products.

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