Company that caras bout growth but not about people - Software Engineer Optimizely Employee Review

1.0
Apr 24, 2023
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Pros

Some of the products are best of breed, some great people and good potential for product and technology growth. Service and technology is reasonably stable and reliable.

Cons

Bad managers, lacks leaders, senior management don't care about people, mid-level managers are inexperienced and look after their own job security. I have seen acquisition after acquisition and how poorly the employees have been treated. I know a few have mental health issues. Technology is a sphagetti of acquired products woven together with ducktape. Other their optimization platform, the rest of the offerings are mediocre at best, but they are tapping to markets where customers are not that technologically advanced.

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5.0
Apr 28, 2026
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Pros

Great job on enabling us on AI

Cons

No issues at the moment.

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Optimizely Response
2mo
We truly appreciate your feedback and your commitment over the past year. At Optimizely, we are committed to being an AI-first company, and a huge part of that is ensuring our team has the tools and training needed to succeed. Hearing that you feel well-enabled on our AI initiatives is a strong validation of that effort. Thank you for your hard work!
2.0
May 31, 2026
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Pros

- Active customer base - Modern product - Opportunity for leadership exposure

Cons

- Dismissive promotion culture - Pay is mediocre; employees with more senior titles making the same as less senior employees - Poor career advancement and recognition - Lack of career guidance, support, and proper feedback - “Pull your socks up” mentality with little clarity into promotion opportunity - “You should be grateful to work here” culture

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Optimizely Response
2w
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience didn’t meet expectations, particularly around career growth, recognition, and clarity on progression—these are areas we take seriously. We aim to create an environment where employees feel supported, fairly recognized, and have clear paths for development. Your comments around promotion transparency, feedback, and workload are important, and we are actively working to improve how we communicate expectations and support career progression across teams. In terms of compensation, we regularly review and update our pay bands to ensure they remain competitive and fair across the company. We’re committed to maintaining a strong pay for performance with consideration of internal equity and feedback like yours helps us continue to refine this approach. We’re glad to hear you found value in our product, customer base, and opportunities for leadership exposure, and we appreciate you acknowledging those aspects.
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