Culture postmortem - Engineer Ad Astra Information Systems Employee Review

Amazing work environment, good pay, and overall amazing experience.

No cons for this company.

If you like to work in-office, Ad Astra is trending toward full-time RTO

“We’re a family” in practice means leadership positions itself above employees rather than alongside them. The organization is extremely top-heavy: there are multiple VPs with only 1–3 employees rolling up to them, and 7 C-level executives for a company of roughly 120 people. Senior leadership leaves the building for all-day, often multi-day, offsite meetings - every two weeks. When they return, strategic direction often shifts. Despite being a 25-year-old software company, the organization operates with the volatility of an early-stage startup. This lack of consistency from leadership is directly reflected in the quality of the products.