Fosters professional growth; Great company culture; Gives you autonomy and respect. - Engineer Apportable Employee Review

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.

The consensus-driven culture and fluid roles that worked well when the company was smaller are starting to show wear and tear at 60 people. It can be hard figuring out, at any given moment, who driving what initiatives or who's on what project or how to make complex decisions when there are lots of potential stakeholders. There are many different projects going on, and the team is very talented at trying to manage the complexity, but it sometimes feels like there isn't a lot of cohesion or clarity around global priorities.

- Flexible hours - no more worrying about being late, just try to be in by noon for lunch, which adds to my next point. Food! - They have food delivered twice daily and it's different every time with the option to make requests. Can't forget about the snacks (bars, trail mixes, chips, candy, healthy options) or drinks (healthy drinks, sodas, energy, alcoholic). Oh and anything can be added at a simple request. - Brand new office, very open space with sleeping bags and places to nap should you need to do so. - Ample room to test your scooter skills, helicopter flying skills and nerf target practice (on the helicopters). - Nightly sessions of Starcraft II - Dog Friendly - Incredible amounts of ownership, the team here is incredibly smart and the founders have faith we will make the right decisions. - Exec hours to have people cater to your needs - All the tech you need - Great location close to CalTrain/Giants Ballpark, MUNI and BART - An authentically enthusiastic team - they all care about our product, the direction of the company and solving the most complex problems.

- Sink or swim environment with very little process. If you don't work well without direction, red tape and processes you will not be happy here.