Improbable Reviews

Pros

Fantastic offices and they truly provide me with everything I could wish for to be able to concentrate on doing my job to the best of my ability. Breakfast and a cooked lunch everyday is one such example. Choice of laptop, desktop or both. I have worked in the games industry for a considerable time and being given the option to have a laptop has been revolutionary to my workflow. Herman Narula’s commitment and passion to the company is evident and I have found him to be always approachable and willing to spend time with staff from what must be an extremely hectic schedule. He is a man I can get behind. As a company they are still technically a startup but there is definitely a genuine feeling that the company is pivoting and course correcting in an intelligent manner to the point where I have absolute faith in their ability to become a true player at the highest level within the games industry. Advocates of home working when you need to, which is a rarity for the games industry. The offices are also built to support that with full Zoom support.

Cons

None. Hands down in 20 years working in the AAA games industry this is the best place I have ever worked.

Pros

- Takes responsibility for employee care seriously (particularly evident during coronavirus) - Leadership team starting to take shape and add stability to the strategy - Pretty good (if time intentive) performance review cycle - Still lots of opportunity to move around and try new things - Company values generally taken seriously

Cons

- Youthful demographic of the company means that if you're a parent or don't share similar views prevalent in young tech circles you can feel a little out of place - The office is not great; very modern and uninspiring decor - Company can be slow to bring underpaid people up to fair levels

Pros

Above average engineering quality. Backed by large investment. Benefits too good to be true.

Cons

Working on multiple failed or cancelled projects. Putting in a lot of effort into something that's clearly not going to work is very frustrating and definitely doesn't feel rewarding. Even more so when management either isn't willing to admit it or is the last one to realise it. Often building technology without clear value proposition or market fit leading to unsatisfied customers and selling promises instead of a product. Many leading engineers leaving over the last year and being replaced by new joiners with relevant experience but no context. Lots of throwaway and duplicated efforts due to the fast growth and trying to solve versions of the same problem at different levels of abstraction / different teams. Difficult relationships with customers due to unrealistic promises, changing company priorities, rushed and poor due diligence. As an engineer, you're either brought in after too much damage has been done or you see the problems in advance but it's outside your control because "we have bigger problems right now".

Pros

- Free lunch - Unlimited holiday - Dogs in the office - Office location - Working with new/shiny tech (most of the time) - Humble people (most of them) - Good work-life balance - Good hardware

Cons

- No real product-market fit. The company still struggles to get into its stride. - Salary bands are embarrassingly wide. - Little to no progression after joining with minimal bump in salary/stock - it's abysmal. - Always-changing priorities and direction of the company coming from the top down. - No transparency about how well the company is doing financially. - No real mentorship programs despite the efforts of some people. No training either. - Quite a few projects get released and forever forgotten. - No more social gatherings and little budget for socials. - Office design is soulless.

Pros

Exciting product, open culture, empowering challenges

Cons

Not for everybody: you need to push hard and be very switched on

Pros

Exciting company with broad vision at a pivotal moment

Cons

Too much churn atm for day to day stability or security