Snowplow Analytics Reviews

Pros

* Incredibly interesting & competitive industry to be working in * The co-founders are great, one of the main reasons I took the job - I found this can be quite rare! * Lots of space and freedom to do good work and help shape the organisation * Lots of ownership and empowerment * Remote-first culture * A great team, we hire well for fit

Cons

Nothing springs to mind other than typical challenges you always get in organisations and where people are working hard to get things done.

Pros

Snowplow is truly a wonderful place to work, with great support from management and peers, a category-leading product and a vision to grow while maintaining a vibrant remote-working culture. Managers at Snowplow trust you to do your job well but provide the support and guidance needed to help you develop and grow. It's a real joy to work in a company where colleagues are friendly, helpful, talented, and all have a great sense of humour. During away weeks we get to spend time together as a whole company, collaborate on interesting projects, but also have fun. Otherwise there are weekly catchups, offsites and plenty of opportunities to learn and socialise together. The company is led by two incredible founders who are approachable and invested in their employee's success, and the hiring process is run by a small but brilliant team who help you feel at ease during interview stages and beyond. Life at Snowplow really is the perfect blend of challenging work, ambitious goals and hugely enjoyable experiences. I'd recommend it to anyone.

Cons

Working in any startup is always challenging and there is always uncertainty in a growing company. However this is not unique to Snowplow, and in fact, the company has a mature and refreshing approach to company-wide communication that keeps growing pains to a minimum.

Pros

Founders and senior management are very talented, intelligent, and thoughtful people that have created a revolutionary product. Just as the technology is open source, this is reflected in the open, egalitarian, and transparent culture of the organisation. Snowplow has a flexible work culture which means the ability to work from home, in the office, and remotely. Twice a year we go away on an away week to a location in Europe which are always fun and great development experiences. The is a genuine culture of curiosity and hard work and you get to work with incredibly capable people.

Cons

The are no cons that stand out to me. It is a fast growing startup so there will always be change but this can be turned into a pro if you embrace change and grown and adapt as the organisation needs.

Pros

- A great place to work, I feel like there is a real trust that I'm allowed to work in way that suits me to get the best job done that I can. - Great equipment supplied (i9 Macbook Pro and good Dell monitors). - The culture is down to earth and everyone is both respectful and very helpful. - The remote culture and flexibility is also a great pro! - Recently funded and there is a real feel of optimism for the future.

Cons

- We rely heavily on Slack for communication, which is not a bad thing per say but sometimes it can be a bit tricky trying to work out who you need to reach out to. - Some remote oriented companies offer more perks for remote workers to help with the costs of working from home (paid internet, office supplies)

Pros

Snowplow has a great company culture! As it's a fast-growing startup you get a lot of responsibility, trust and autonomy. You'll go through a steep learning curve, but everyone around you will be there to help you! It's a distributed company which gives you the flexibility to work from where you want to and there's no such thing as face-time!

Cons

It's a startup and so we're always constrained by limited resources. There will be tasks and projects that weren't in your initial job description (it's not really a con).

Pros

Snowplow is hands down the best team I've ever worked with. Everybody -- incl the co-founders -- is very friendly, helpful, approachable and receptive of feedback. You never have to worry about office politics or broken processes and you can fully focus on doing your job. We're working at the cutting edge of our field and the job is very demanding, with uncharted waters and a steep learning curve. But the incredible culture of support and attention to work-life balance helps a great deal. I'm constantly being challenged to go beyond my current skill and ability. A healthy attitude towards failure ensures that I have all the freedom I need to experiment and find solutions to even the hardest problems. I simply cannot believe how fast I'm learning in this sort of environment. To top it all off, this is a company that is very aware of the potential effect of its product on the world and ethical consideration are always top of mind.

Cons

I can't think of any.

Pros

Knowledge-sharing and helpful culture Genuinely flexible working Intelligent and interesting colleagues Input taken on board and actioned Close interaction with the two founders Lots of opportunities to learn new skills Open and honest culture and approach - management regularly outlines what they need to improve on and actively seeks input on how the company can improve. The founders of the business are genuinely good people, and their approach aligns very closely to how I believe things should be done - which really adds to job satisfaction.

Cons

Steep learning curve, and there's a lot of material to learn Sometimes there's a heavy workload, but this has improved as the company has grown Process improvements/important deliveries can take a long time to happen, again this is improving as time goes on and the company grows Learning can be difficult at times since there's a lot of niche/specific information that isn't always well documented I'd like to point out that 1. All of these are known and being addressed - there's been a marked improvement in all of these factors in the last few months. 2. While these are currently the negatives at Snowplow, in general these factors are a lot better than other places I've worked.