Dynamic startup - Site Reliability Engineer Personio Employee Review

5.0
Sep 26, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Overall it's a pretty good company to work for. I've been working full time for about 8 months now, the company is evolving fast and has a lot of ambition. As an engineer, I got the opportunity to work with knowledgable people on technical challenges. There is still a lot to build so the work is exciting and rewarding. As a person, this is the first time that I work in a company with such a strong culture. Took me about 3 months to get used to it, but I truly believe that the company cares about the employees as they push for self-improvement.

Cons

The strong culture is sometimes a bit too much. I'm not really a fan of all the hashtags and the praise. But once you pass that superficial impression, you find genuine people that are doing their best to move the company forward. As it's still a startup, salaries are a bit below the rest of the market but compensate with great perks (such as electric scooter)

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5.0
Oct 14, 2025
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Pros

My coworkers are wonderful, I feel energized coming to work everyday

Cons

The company has had a lot of churn at Director+ levels, not a clear vision across the company

1.0
Oct 30, 2025
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Pros

Smart collaborative colleagues at the lower IC levels.

Cons

Personio is a dying company. The over-complexity of the company's technical systems is comical. Every attempt to simplify seems to lead to more complexity as things get half migrated and left to rot. Engineering leadership seems clueless and unable to present a clear plan-of-action to get things on track. Principal engineers force engineering time to be spent on silly projects that don't move the needle long-term. There is an overall aversion to taking the time to learn deeply about systems being used. Personio feels like a combination of all of the negatives of both a startup and a mature tech company, with none of the positives. The tech is half assed and duct taped together, but still somehow everything moves at a glacial pace. There is a mass shared delusion at the company that an IPO is in reach. No investor is going to buy this company's junk shares on the open market.

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