Nice office and free lunch, but only if you enjoy a toxic culture - Senior Engineering Manager CLEAR Employee Review

1.0
Apr 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The office was incredibly nice and free lunch was a great bonus.

Cons

Toxic engineering culture that promoted people based on the number of commits instead of their ability to be an engineer. Documentation, technical architecture, and technical leadership was not valued in engineers and ignored during their performance evaluations from VPs and the CTO.

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5.0
May 17, 2026
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Pros

Great management team and ambassadors to work with.

Cons

Need to be very flexible with your schedule.

3.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

CLEAR offered remote work, schedule flexibility, and good benefits. The workload was manageable at times, and some leaders were supportive and helpful when available.

Cons

The role often felt fast-paced, high-pressure, corporate, and metrics-heavy. Policies were somewhat clear but not always, and expectations were not always realistic. There were training gaps, frequent policy changes, limited growth opportunities, and not always enough time or support to do the job well. Speed often seemed to matter more than quality. Communication and organization were also challenges. Knowledge documents were difficult to locate, even with keywords that should have produced clear results, which made it harder to assist members efficiently and accurately. Some feedback from management also felt discouraging because mistakes were not always approached as coaching opportunities.

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