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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Feb 20th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Lead Software Engineer
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Sandpoint, ID
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Really flexible and enjoyable, but with room to improve
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Benefits are good, got a 401(k) in the last couple years finally. Leadership is really flexible and supportive of you whenever life throws you a curve ball. There are definitely things that need improvement in terms of work environment and inter-team communication protocols and expectations. But overall, a really enjoyable place to work.
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There seems to be a leftover expectation from some people who interact with the engineering team frequently from when the company was smaller that the engineering team members will just dive into every problem at any hour of the day, regardless of who is actually oncall. It can take a fair bit of pushback to make these people understand that it's not an oncall issue and that you'll take care of it in the morning. Sometimes, there's a large amount of pressure to start and finish a project that isn't as well defined as it needs to be.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1295547
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Open
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Really lean into the remote work environment that was introduced with the pandemic, especially in the engineering team. I think it will open the door to a lot of people who would otherwise pass on the opportunity. Keep the mentality you have when approaching benefits, it's really reassuring and nice to have you consider the employees as much as you do.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Feb 15th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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United States
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USA
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Not terrible but needs improvement
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My department is a bunch of great individuals, many of whom work very well together. The benefits are very good for this size company, and HR is very good at their job. Work life balance is absolutely a given, lots of swag and employee appreciation, HQ location is nice. Great place to learn your craft if you're early in your career. They attract excellent talent at all levels, and some very hard working individuals.
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There is definitely a boys' club feel here in upper management, not in a chauvinistic way but in a teachers' pet/favorites way. Middle management is, overall, managers rather than leaders. (Most everyone is really and truly nice, but that doesn't make them a good leader.) Kochava prides themselves on being a bootstrapped company, but uses it as an excuse to pay far less than the going rate. This results in that excellent talent having short tenure. Also, don't expect raises or reviews - if you are interviewing here, definitely give them your actual expected pay rate, because that will be locked in for years, even if promised otherwise during the interview process.
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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3.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1295547
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Open
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More than anything, I have two suggestions: stop playing favorites, and be more realistic in your pay rates. You would likely keep a lot more talent if you were closer to market rate on salary. Kochava does indeed have a good culture (which I believe is largely due to HR's efforts) and some brilliant, hard working individuals all throughout. It has a great small company feel, considering its actual size, and some large company benefits, which is a great mix. The fact that your employee experience overall is largely based on which department you are in and who your manager is should be concerning.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Feb 12th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Senior Solutions Engineer
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Sandpoint, ID
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Great place to work
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Friendly, helpful environment. Allowed plenty of room to make improvements to projects and actively contribute outside of normal responsibilities.
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Remote work can be difficult due to inexperienced team members
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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1295547
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Open
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Keep doing what you're doing, you're leading this company to great places
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Jan 1st, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Engineer
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United States
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USA
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Not For Everybody
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Some of the smartest people I met. This is a 'Can Do" place which is suitable for people who bring their game to the table and help move the company forward.
Company still has a start-up feel allowing people to shape some of the direction both on the product and engineering side of things.
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If you assume being catered to, you'll have a difficult time. It is up to you to make it work.
Salaries and benefits are below industry average. Although, benefits are being improved every year.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1295547
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Open
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Keep improving processes and focus making great products.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Oct 9th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Other
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Sandpoint, ID
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Location, location, location
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- The location is amazing.
- Unlimited time off if you have the right manager.
- Some diamond in the rough employees that make work great.
- Work and life balance if on the right team.
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- Teams do not trust each other. This leads to a lot of overstepping boundaries, leaving specific individuals and teams out of decisions when they should be involved, and talking negatively behind others' back.- Bad and unprofessional behavior is written off as passion by leadership.
- Some people are considered 'untouchable'. When issues are brought to their attention to management, even when multiple people make statements about the bad behavior of the individuals. Instead of trying to fix the root of multiple issues management directs others and whole teams to change processes and state 'that is just who they are'.
- Management justifies an unwillingness to take lessons from new hires or outside resources about how to improve the process at Kochava with the fear of losing a start-up environment.
- Benefits could be better.
- No 401k
- Strict 8-5 schedule does not seem to align with most tech company but commutes are short.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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7.0
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2.0
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5.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1295547
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Open
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- Listen to your team members' comments and suggestions as just that, we are not attacking you or Kochava just voicing are concerns.
- Maturing out of a 'start-up' mentality isn't bad it is a bad part of a company's growth.
- Stop protecting employs bad behavior, seniority does not justify any unprofessional behavior.
- Give targets and goals to employees during yearly reviews.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Oct 7th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Engineer
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United States
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USA
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Superficially good company covering a rotten core, best to avoid
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- Flexible schedule (so long as HR and management don't dislike you, and choose to enforce policy they don't enforce on others)
- Quaint HQ location in rural Idaho
- Some really nice people (that deserve better)
- An ok place to get some experience and move on, though you can likely find better.
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- Toxic management, all the way to C level. Imagine what would happen if you take a two-faced retail executive, and plop him into a low level exec role at a software company.
- Lots of double talk from all levels of management. They say they want feedback, but in reality, they want to be told what a good job they do. They do not appreciate nor actually want honest professional feedback. Be warned.
- A seemingly interesting tech and coding stack, but as you explore it you realize it is a poorly designed, poorly implemented mess largely kept functioning by a few people pouring every ounce of their free (and work) time into it.
- A dude-bro company culture that is made worse by C level management's fascination with war themes and a military-like culture (despite none of them ever being in the military).
- Not uncommon to see people in the office drinking beers at inappropriate times of the day.
- Low pay, poor benefits
Do not believe the company responses to other negative reviews here, all the issues present in the other negative reviews are absolutely still present, some are even worse now than described.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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10.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1295547
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Open
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To truly fix things would require firing most if not all the management in the Engineering organization, which no one will do.
Maybe some constructive advice is to find some external consultants to bring in to give perspective that what you have is bad. You are not operated like a tech company should, and you need to stop using "we're a startup" as an excuse to cover your failings or to guilt employees into working extra hours. The company has 200+ people and has been around for 6 years+, you are not a startup.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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May 16th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Lead Solutions Engineer
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Sandpoint, ID
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Great place to start a career
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There is no lack of challenges in terms of development. There is always some kind of work that needs to be done. You will learn a LOT in a short amount of time and you will learn from a great team that has learned from experience. Working at Kochava for 4+ years I have learned what are best practices and what are bad. You will become a better developer working here. Great group of people who all love working in a smaller town and enjoy working toward a common goal. If you enjoy a big tech environment in a small town that has everything an outdoorsy person could love this is the place for you. Discounted gym membership, works with local ski resort to purchase a ski pass out of paycheck over 10 pay periods, beer on tap, weekly company-wide meetings to know what all teams are working on.
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Lack of an internal structured pay scale within the company. Management will be more than happy to hire some under you for either more or barely less than what you make and keep you at your current pay. Don't expect raises unless you work 60+ hours a week constantly or have a valid argument to why you deserve a raise. The on-call schedule has gotten much better over the years but you are expected to conform despite any more compensation for doing so. Lack of a 401k but they do provide private equity in the company.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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7.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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1295547
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Open
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Create a structured pay scale and pay your lead engineers what they deserve. Don't keep your lead engineers in the dark and do more promote a more transparent work environment.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Apr 24th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Software Developer
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United States
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USA
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No thanks
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Sandpoint is a beautiful town.
Downtown location is convenient.
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Engineering leadership is weak, and unlikely to change.
Fraternity-style communication permeates every conversation.
Dozens of microservices; each built, tested, and deployed differently.
No staging environment. None. All new code deploys straight to production.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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6.0
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1295547
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Mar 27th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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Sandpoint, ID
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Fulfilling Career
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Since I first arrived at Kochava over 2 years ago, I knew this job was going to be challenging & fulfilling. I've worked for a variety of managers and companies over my career and I can say this is the best working environment and culture I've ever been a part of.
-Great coworkers
-Rewarding environment
-Constantly advancing technology
-Working with major brands
-Travel opportunities
-Career advancement opportunities
-Beautiful HQ in Sandpoint, ID
-Living in a scenic mountain town off of stunning Lake Pend Oreille
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-No 401 K plan... yet
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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3.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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1295547
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Open
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Keep seeking out the best talent that embraces the Kochava culture and ethos. It has been awesome to watch this company grow and mature as it opens offices throughout the globe. I truly can't wait to see where the next few years take us.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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private:kochava
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=1295547
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Dec 26th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Kochava
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United States
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USA
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Great people, minds, tech and location.
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Innovation, major clients, ski mountain, lake.
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You must enter at least 5 words for Cons
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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1295547
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Mar 15th, 2021 07:21PM
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Kochava
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