Formlabs Software Engineer reviews

Thank you for your feedback. We aim to create a positive work environment where employees feel valued and supported, and we’re disappointed to hear this wasn’t your experience. In an effort to address some of the concerns you raised, I’ll clarify our company’s perspective. We’re proud to have leaders that stay close to the product and deeply care about our mission to build the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life. We’ve found this has been a very successful approach to creating best in class products that our customers love. We work to hire great people and rely on their expertise to navigate decisions and bring great, innovative ideas to the table. We coach our managers to recognize and reward great work through scope expansion, increasingly challenging/interesting work assignments and promotions. Additionally, we understand that good work life balance looks different for everyone. We hire passionate people who truly enjoy the work, and sometimes we do see people working evenings or weekends. However, employees on most teams are empowered to set their own working hours - the exception would be customer facing teams that have more structured schedules to support customer needs. Lastly, we are proponents of in-person work. We develop products that require frequent collaboration, team connectivity, hands-on testing and iteration. Our best work gets done when we work together. In an effort to make coming on-site easy and fun, we offer free catered lunch (from local restaurants) and a great assortment of snacks and beverages. We set up fun and engaging work spaces including a rock climbing wall, gaming systems, a dog friendly office, and events that bring us together and appeal to a variety of interests. We also have free parking (a rarity in Cambridge/Somerville) and we are positioned close to public transportation. People seem to enjoy coming in and connecting with each other.