Penta Reviews

4.1

75% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)
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Markus Pertlwieser

93% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Penta has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Penta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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34 reviews
4.0
7 Jun 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The tech stack consists of some of the newest technologies. - High ownership over the product. - Possibility to work in a team of your choice. - Work with some really smart people. - International work environment. - Your work has big impact on the company.

Cons

- Strict upper management. They are not hesitant to let people go if they have disagreements. - Lack of tech culture and documentation leads to lots of bad practices which leads to software that is hard to maintain and is in constant need to be refactored.

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Penta Response
5y
Hi! Thank you for taking the time to write this review :) Being a start up comes with growing pains and things can get messy, so we take your feedback as a great learning opportunity for Penta. Thank you for being part of our journey and contributing to our success! Your comments are valued and will help us continue to improve. If you’re up for it, I’d love to pick your brain further to understand how we can get better, so feel free to reach out to hr@getpenta.com
1.0
11 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- The salary is good and competitive. - The international nature of the company's members eases the practice of soft skills and allows personal growth.

Cons

- The company yearns for being a fintech player but processes are far away from being the ones that made the success of major fintech companies. - A flat hierarchy in management doesn't correspond to rapid and transparent communications. - Professional growth is not supported and often the more talented and promising people left the company.

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Penta Response
5y
Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to write this review which is clearly constructive and aimed at educating us on where we go well and where we don’t. It’s great that you feel you are fairly paid and you get the chance to develop and grow as a person and you are right! It’s our international environment and our commitment to it, that make it easy to do so. On the other hand, as a startup with 3 years in the ecosystem and an immense amount of effort being put into launching Penta into the market some processes might have slipped through the cracks. That’s why we are now focusing on building our infrastructure in terms of Tech to make sure that we pick up the pace and smooth things out. In regards to the management and professional growth remarks, we are working hard as HR to be able to put in place a clear career path, which is planned to roll out during Q4 2020, and we are implementing leadership coaching for our management to make sure our communication transparency and agility are improved. All in all, thank you again for your input and we would welcome the opportunity to hear more about your experience. Please feel free to reach out to hr@getpenta.com to discuss further and rest assured our discussion will remain confidential.
5.0
11 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Cool people Your colleagues and peers are all very helpful and upfront. You don't have to worry about "politics" and vanity at Penta - Amazing product One of the best things is that you see the value of your work by direct feedback from the customers (Look up their TrustPilot ratings. - High level of transparency Employee feedback is highly valued and you see the impact of your opinion in the company. Very fulfilling.

Cons

I honestly can't think of any.

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