Principal Software Engineer Reviews - Page 5

Cons: Office building (but could be changing), commute

Cons: Our parent company, Lifetime is wholly disconnected not only from what we do, but also from the software industry as a whole. So they are not very adroit at understanding things like culture, work environment, or compensation. It's the first company I've worked for where there are no opportunities for any sort of stock ownership nor is there any bonus structure or real clear path for advancement. They (Lifetime) really don't seem to understand the demographics of the endurance athlete market either. It leads to high levels of frustration from a UX and competitive feature angle. They (again Lifetime) are doing much to cripple us, perhaps inadvertently, largely due to a poor hiring decision they made a few years ago involving a Director level position where their hire was incredibly inept and basically wasted a large amount of goodwill which might be why some of these conditions exist today. The sad part of that, is that now they do have competent folks in leadership positions instead of the buffoon (who had zero technical experience, but was quite into jumping on trends he did not understand) prior.

Cons: Years of in-house experience on the job often does not result translate in competitive pay increases. Leaving and coming back after a few years will often result in a big pay increase for no other reason than market demand even if doing the same or less demanding job.

Cons: Stress of having to be on call for potential production issues

Cons: Pay and compensation

Cons: Micro management

Cons: While the workstation provided is sufficient, I wish the company can refresh the hardware and software a little more regularly to be more current.