If you want to learn and improve your skills - don't even this about working here. - Software Engineer Xoom Employee Review

1.0
1 Feb 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Good working hours - 9-5 job. That also is the reason why it the worst code base I have ever seen in my life along with the worst IT department I have ever worked with.

Cons

IT department is a joke, you can't touch the production boxes as a software engineer. The same people setting up your email on your work machine are taking care of production. The database is a complete mess, the code base is filled with bugs and takes hours to build. Worst of all you can not do anything without IT permission. They don't know basic unix / linux commands and do more harm then good. You will not really learn anything from engineering either as anyone with some talent will go elsewhere. As Sr. Mgmt has stated, "we are not a software company" .... and they are not lying. They don't know the first thing about software.

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5.0
9 Sept 2024
Recommend
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Pros

good salary and benefits, great people

Cons

not really, once they got acquired by paypal, the toxic culture was exposed but salary was still good if that is the only motto

4.0
25 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

bonuses and day off vacations

Cons

long hours stress out overwhelmed

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