High expectations but excellent culture and benefits - Engineering Manager BetterUp Employee Review

5.0
9 Nov 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunities to have influence on workstreams. High level of autonomy and accountability. Value-driven culture and a team of people that legitimately care about one another. Work that matters in impacting people's lives.

Cons

Moderate level of burnout across all teams due to high expectations. Despite lots of benefits and encouragement of PTO and self-care, this is challenging due to velocity of the company. Things change frequently so if you're looking for predictability or stability, might not be for you.

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BetterUp Response
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Thanks so much for your review and the advice to management- very valid points and definitely something we are all navigating together! We take your feedback seriously. Thank you for your leadership.

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Pros

Amazing team Rewarding cross functional work Interesting tasks Learning opportunities Flexible work schedule

Cons

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

Nearly 8 years in, and the work still pulls me forward. What keeps me at BetterUp is that the problems are genuinely hard and genuinely worth solving. I came from engineering, so I'm wired to care about infrastructure, not just features, and this is one of the rare places where you can build something foundational and actually see it move metrics, clear escalations, and unblock a whole go-to-market motion. The mission isn't decorative here. I can feel the thread between the work and the outcome. BetterUp also trusts you to figure things out across lanes. I've written SQL, prototyped with AI tools, facilitated workshops, and co-designed vendor strategy, all as a PM, because the culture doesn't penalize curiosity or reaching into adjacent territory. And honestly, some of my closest friendships came out of this place. The people I work with, on engineering, on cross-functional teams, and in peer mentorship, are people I genuinely learn from and, in some cases, people I can't imagine not having in my life. That combination of meaningful infrastructure work, real trust, and people who challenge you and become your people is not easy to find. The benefits span beyond general work-life-balance, if you're curious about something, there's always an open door to learn and contribute. As a woman in tech, I cherish the fact that our colleagues listen to women, and our insight is taken into account instead of just ignored. It's nice to feel safe at work, able to speak your mind freely.

Cons

If you want a boring job, this is not the place for you.

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