JOSYS Reviews

3.2

58% would recommend to a friend

(22 total reviews)

Yasukane Matsumoto

73% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

JOSYS has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 22 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The JOSYS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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22 reviews
5.0
2 Jun 2026
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Pros

I've had a very positive experience working at Josys as a SSE. One of the things I appreciate most is how much ownership and responsibility engineers are given, regardless of title. Senior engineers are trusted to contribute to key architectural and product decisions, and the work you do has a visible impact on the business. The learning opportunities have been excellent. Working on a fast-growing product means you're constantly exposed to new challenges, technologies, and problem-solving scenarios, which has helped me grow both technically and professionally. The leadership team is approachable and genuinely invested in employee growth. They actively create opportunities for engineers to take on larger responsibilities, lead initiatives, and develop skills that help them scale in their careers. The hybrid work model has also been a huge plus. We only come into the office on Tuesdays and Fridays, which provides a great balance between collaboration and focused work. Compared to my previous company, where employees were expected to be in the office every day, this setup has significantly improved my work-life balance and productivity.

Cons

Pros Strong learning and growth opportunities High ownership and impact for engineers Supportive and approachable leadership team Flexible hybrid work model (2 days in office) Opportunity to work on meaningful technical challenges

1.0
31 May 2026
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Pros

The Team: We have incredibly talented engineers and interns who are highly motivated to make a difference. The Foundation: Our EMs and Architects are strong, though they are currently hitting a wall when trying to execute real change. Strong Ownership Culture: Historically, the company’s remote-first environment has proven that teams thrive when given high trust. It allowed us to collaborate seamlessly and deliver high-impact results even under tight constraints. Leveraging this existing talent and trust is our biggest opportunity.

Cons

Leadership lacking technical capability: Engineering directors and the naming CTO lack foundational system knowledge. Blind feature pushing: Features are forced through without any analysis of technical architecture. Overwhelming technical debt: Teams are drowning in debt due to continuous superficial patchups. Prioritizing deadlines over quality: Management demands shipping untested code under feature flags to hit arbitrary dates. Absentee technical roadmap: The USA-based CPO/acting CTO provides zero technical vision or readouts. Displaced technical ownership: The entire engineering force sits in India while decision-making remains disconnected overseas. Active talent displacement: Capable senior engineers are pushed out via a toxic "soft-layoff" environment. Exploded management layer: High-compensation external people managers are hired while internal tech paths are blocked.

2.0
31 May 2026
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Pros

Opportunity to work on large-scale engineering challenges involving distributed systems, integrations, and workflow automation, with significant ownership over technical decisions. Strong product vision and customer-focused leadership. Teams are generally collaborative, and cross-functional stakeholders are supportive when driving key initiatives.

Cons

Decision-making can sometimes be influenced by organizational politics, leading to slower execution and occasional misalignment between engineering priorities and management expectations. Technical direction is not always driven by engineering considerations, which can create challenges when balancing long-term architecture goals with short-term business objectives.

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