Avoid at all costs - Software Engineer Trainline Employee Review

1.0
Aug 19, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- When you leave you will never feel happier

Cons

- Bullying, higher level staff can say whatever they like to whomever they like. But they're mates with the right people and you're expendable. - Unreasonable workloads and a complete disregard for code quality. You'll have a ton of poorly written code a decade old that then gets you called up in the middle of the night. - Pay raises don't even keep up with inflation. - Frequent, mindless reorgs. Get used to learning a completely new domain every year with a new team and a new manager. Don't like it? Tough. - On call rota is incredibly badly paid for what they are asking (say goodbye to your life for a week every month). - Greenwashing, c-suite pay lip-service to it but that's all it is. - Spineless yes men for managers that will agree to anything regardless of how realistic it is or what agreeing will do to their staff. - You don't get to travel to the other offices any more, regardless of what the recruiters will tell you.

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Trainline Response
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I’m sorry to hear that your experience didn’t reflect what we aim to create at Trainline. At Trainline we take all feedback seriously, and are committed to actively working to address the issues you've raised. Please email alyssa.walsh@thetrainline.com if you'd like to share further feedback.

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