Good work life balance, but way behind the times and cheap - Senior Software Engineer GoTo Employee Review

3.0
Mar 12, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility to work from home and deal with any personal matters is extremely nice. The people who work here are generally dedicated, low-stress, and smart. There's a pretty good social atmosphere. The location in Goleta is incredible. There are well-defined opportunities for advancement, and they seem to generally prefer to promote from within.

Cons

The lack of investment in anything related to DevOps and internal tooling is honestly embarrassing for a company of this size. Maintenance of infrastructure, security auditing, etc is all completely left up to developers, and because there are almost no teams working on internal shared resources, you're left to start from scratch every time. Sometimes this is freeing, but ultimately it wastes a ton of time. There is a persistent threat of layoffs and other executive tom foolery that ends up being a combination of terrifying and frustrating.

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5.0
Feb 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good team, flexible remote policies

Cons

Lots of layoffs, too much turnover

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GoTo Response
4mo
We’re glad our remote-first, people-focused culture has been meaningful for you. While we know organizational changes can be tough, we’re committed to supporting our people and helping everyone do their best work. Please feel free to share any further thoughts with your manager or HR Business Partner—feedback like yours helps us continue to grow and succeed together. Thanks for all you’ve brought, and continue to bring, to the GoTo team!
1.0
Jun 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Remote and unfortunately that is it

Cons

Sales org is in disarray, constant changes to quota, replaced all of inbound with reps in Guatemala, very low and inconsistent lead flow. Maybe 25% of reps will hit quota month over month

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GoTo Response
4d
Hello - We're always looking for ways to improve the employee experience, and voices like yours help shape that. We'd encourage you to connect through internal channels so we can better understand your experience. Thank you for your feedback and for your 3 years with GoTo.
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