Mixed Bag - Software Engineer Funding Circle Employee Review

3.0
Mar 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There's a growing opportunity to have a genuinely squiggly career Using quite relatively cutting edge technologies Recent additions of higher ICs levels, creating promotion and development paths for people more thought/technicaly leadership inclined instead of just management inclined, which is great

Cons

Technical development needs improvement - experience well-paced growth ultimately depends on luck of leadership is in your team, and not on a clear structure that ensures everyone is trained to operate at the right impact for their level. Those in non-collaborative teams can be left to struggle, stunting growth Some management struggle to have the emotional intelligence required to provide the level of pastoral care to their more junior reportees require in their career Tech department can be a struggle as a minority. This is however being worked on with certain employee led efforts to change the culture within Technology which is good to see

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5.0
May 30, 2026
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Cons

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3.0
Jan 12, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The mission of helping small business owners succeed is easy to get behind.

Cons

Many people in senior management didn't know what they were doing and were very ego driven, but had the right background to get where they were. It was hard to get things done if you weren't in the right clique, which was somewhat determined by your background and nationality. Very slow to make decisions for a company that wasn't very big.

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Thank you for leaving your review of your Funding Circle experience. It's great to hear that you resonated with our mission to back small businesses. We are very sorry to learn that you feel as though some employees may not be able to succeed based on their cultural backgrounds. We pride ourselves in having built a diverse and equitable workplace which ensures all Circlers can bring their whole selves to work.
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