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      OpenTable

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      OpenTable Lead Software Engineer reviews

      3.3

      26% would recommend to a friend

      (2 total reviews)
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      Debby Soo

      Not enough data to show CEO approval

      26% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Senior management

      1.5

      Career opportunities

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      2 reviews
      3.0
      Sep 2, 2016

      Lots of potential. Stuck in mediocrity.

      Lead software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Interesting vertical (who doesn't want to work with restaurants) - Fun work that can be rewarding - No real competitive threats - Good trifecta of CEO - CFO - CTO - Location of HQ is great - Lots of Priceline cash means projects get funded - Lots of cool people

      Cons

      - Weak senior management under the CXO position - CEO is solid, but has surrounded herself with yes men and women - Sales runs the show = not a ton of vision more than a quarter out - Not a lot of appetite for risk - Internal politics can be crazy - Internal talent development is nearly non-existent

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      4.0
      Nov 5, 2015

      Not quite what it used to be, but still a great place to work

      Lead software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of smart people working on some pretty cool projects. Move towards SOA definitely opened up a lot of opportunities for learning within engineering. Pretty open collaboration with minimal stonewalling between teams. Most people are passionate and energized by the product roadmap.

      Cons

      Not many advancement opportunities for individual contributors. Over time, as team leads grew into Directors, members of technical staff only got to senior level, and senior got to principal. Relatively flat reporting structure worked great up to a certain size, but at some point the company outgrew it. Until recently, comps were not keeping up with the market, and new-hires (some through acquisitions) were coming in with inflated titles and packages. This also significantly diluted the culture.

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