Apollo GraphQL Software Engineer reviews

This company is a case study in wasted potential. Despite being full of smart, kind, and capable people, it's trapped in a cycle of dysfunction driven by poor leadership at the very top. Over just six months, the CFO, CRO, and CPO all exited. Strong leaders who were never truly empowered to succeed. That’s not a coincidence... it’s a symptom of a deeper problem. The CEO lacks both the experience to scale a company and the temperament to build trust with those who do. There is a complete lack of self-awareness or understanding of what motivates people or how to partner. Worse, those who try to bring clarity or challenge broken systems rarely last. Decision-making is erratic. Strategy is more reactive than visionary. And behind closed doors, it’s even more chaotic than it looks from the outside. Today, another 25% of the company was cut, including swaths of Sales and Marketing team. Most telling was the gutting of the People team, one of the only groups working to build culture, trust, and humanity in a company sorely lacking all three. Their removal sends a clear message: those values aren’t a priority. This is not a company that learns from its mistakes. It’s stuck. Three years after the last major layoff, it's in virtually the same place, because leadership refuses to face the real issues. The co-founders, particularly the CEO, continue to undermine any chance at sustainable progress.

Growing pains from growing rapidly in short amount of time, lack of established standards and procedures,