Jet Software Developer reviews

4.9

98% would recommend to a friend

(11 total reviews)
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Marc Lore

96% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

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11 reviews
4.0
Oct 27, 2017

Used to be Great

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good comp, nice snacks, not much work

Cons

Lack of vision Lack of leadership Unclear career path

2.0
Oct 26, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Office has river views - Reasonably competitive compensation

Cons

Disclaimer: your experience may vary depending on the team / group. The points below may be specific to my team: - Very product and marketing driven; engineering does not seem like a priority, just a tool for short-term use - The culture / direction above ends up resulting in a lot of short-term thinking on engineering: we rush things, don't take the proper time to test stuff, and it bites us in the future with bugs or poor code quality - Engineering leadership does not seem intent on addressing the above issues - No focus on following engineering best practices, having good documentation or being well organized; the priority is just to ship features quickly and fight fires (i.e. production issues) Issues likely relevant to everyone at Jet: - Product and brand seems directionless since acquisition, and we're now trying to pivot in a way that doesn't make sense - Executive leadership at Jet seems non-existent; no clear goals, no clear plans, no justification for the vague goals

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Jet Response
8y
Thanks for your review, it's good to get feedback that we can work on together. There has been a lot of change within tech which can cause a lot of the concerns that you're bringing up. Being well-organized is a topic you've brought up and something we're really focused on in Q1 for Jet Tech. We know that with the tools we have we can set clear goals and expectations moving forward as well. I hope you’re able to attend the Walmart Labs Town Hall next week and please reach out to myself or your direct manager to talk through these things. Jeremy K., EVP & CTO, Walmart Labs
5.0
Sep 14, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

This is by far the best company I've ever worked for -- and I've worked at quite a lot of places! The pros really are too many to list, but I'll try -- everything from awesome and talented colleagues, challenging technical problems, cutting edge tech stack and freedom to tinker, weekly talks and random events, the amazing office on the Hudson river, to the free snacks and coffee. The executives are also unusually easy to access -- the CEO, Marc Lore, who is now also the head of eCommerce at Walmart, is just a dude in jeans who mostly just hangs around the (open plan) office next to everyone else. I wish my personal situation could have allowed me to stay on for longer. Really miss this place.

Cons

There have been quite a few management shuffles since the acquisition. Although none of it has affected me or my team personally, I feel like the transparency around strategy and acquisition could be improved.

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Jet Response
8y
Thanks for the killer review. The fact that you point out our executives are easy to access is awesome, this has been a goal from day one for us. We wanted to build a company on transparency and this was a major focus point. I know management shuffles can be tricky to get through, it's part of growing pains with moving from start up to large corporation. John T., SVP Engineering
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