Apportable Reviews

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I've learned more at Apportable than any other place I've worked about not only software engineering and mobile development but also how to be a good human being (especially to other good human beings). The technology being built is very powerful and it's great to see how it impacts users and clients; it's also fun to work with many different people over the course of even a few months because the team structure is pretty fluid and project-based. The founders are extremely committed to building an engineering-focused company and keeping the hierarchy flat, which definitely takes getting used to if you're more comfortable with having a manager or you're not very familiar with software development and engineering-heavy teams. Team members are generally mid- or late-career; there aren't very many fresh college grads - this means that people by and large have experienced life at more corporate-feeling organizations and appreciate the pros and cons of an open, flat structure. Communication skills are heavily emphasized, which can feel a little onerous at times but ultimately results in higher trust and transparency (it's a good skill to develop overall anyway). It's really easy to approach people, and everyone generally expects to both teach and learn from others on the team, regardless of seniority or experience level. The founders are brilliant software engineers and well intentioned, caring, hardworking people - they very rarely pull the "do it because I said so" card, and they genuinely care about team happiness on an individual level.