A scrappy startup keep scrapping - Software Engineer Dutchie Employee Review

5.0
26 Jul 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Leading in the cannabis space means that there is a lot to shoot for. The drive to overall success is a wonderful boost to productivity. The company is involved in both the legal aspects of improving cannabis and in the social aspects like the matching contribution to Last Prisoner Project .

Cons

If you don't want to work hard in a startup Dutchie can be a rough place. There is no matching 401k 'cuz startups are poor in cash and rich in equity. If you need near term predictable financial growth over the long term value of equity then this isn't the place for you. There is lots of opportunity here but you are going to have to push for it. We all have to find our own work-life balances but if that means 4 day work weeks, slower work schedules, or lack of ambiguity in a wildly changing industry then you are not going to be happy at Dutchie.

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Dutchie Response
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Thanks for sharing this review! As an organization, we are dedicated to our mission of providing safe and easy access to cannabis. We are excited about our efforts in DC as we lobby to pass safe banking and lower the schedule of cannabis. Through our partnership with Last Prisoner Project, we are also dedicated to helping end the injustice of 40,000+ people in prison for cannabis. We couldn’t agree more about the opportunities at Dutchie for employees who are ready to dig in and work hard to achieve our mission. We reward our team for reaching performance goals with total rewards, including cash compensation, equity, benefits, skills development, and career progression opportunities.

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5.0
17 Dec 2025
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Pros

Fun place to work, interesting field and nice new tech stack, great coworkers, leadership is not half bad, most diverse workplace I've ever been in.

Cons

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1.0
16 Apr 2026
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From what I heard, it used to be a phenomenal culture, but I joined just a week or two after the first major round of layoffs. The hostile company takeover was soon to follow then many rounds of layoffs to come.

Cons

A couple of very large, public layoffs, but to later avoid press - the rest were weekly, but small enough to avoid public notice which meant they were never acknowledged even within the company. Working weekends and taking calls to your personal cell number at night for extra work is smiled upon. Company at a complete loss of direction and there seems to be no desire for actual data or for things to work. It's like they want more on paper to show investors or something - it's actually unbelievable how little the company now does while completely overworking everyone.

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