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      High turnover and unreasonable hours - Senior Software Engineer DDN Employee Review

      1.0
      31 Oct 2025
      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Some talented and passionate colleagues who genuinely care about the products. Interesting technology in the storage space, though always playing catch-up to competitors like VAST.

      Cons

      Extremely high turnover for more than a year — employees leave or are terminated suddenly without clear communication. People often “disappear” from Slack and email, followed by vague announcements about “strategic realignments.” Constant pressure and unrealistic workload expectations, including mandatory weekend support, long days, and being asked to stay available during holidays — all these without any compensation. Lack of transparency from engineering leadership. The focus seems entirely on pushing toward an IPO, with little attention given to employee well-being or the long-term development of other projects.

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      DDN Response
      6mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your honest feedback. We are glad to hear you appreciated the passion and talent of your colleagues and the exciting work happening to drive our market leadership in AI technology. We also want to acknowledge your concerns about communication, workload, and transparency. These are areas we are actively working to improve and strengthen through leadership communication and employee engagement survey feedback. We know that growth can bring challenges and committed to building an environment where our people feel supported, informed, and valued. Your input helps us continue to improve as we remain committed to supporting our employees and fostering a culture of openness, balance, and innovation.

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      5.0
      21 Oct 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great outlook and growing industry

      Cons

      None that I could think of

      1.0
      26 Mar 2026
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Just a few colleagues. If you don't like your manager, you just wait a few months and you'll have a new one (probably worse than the previous).

      Cons

      Chaotic environment. Toxic culture. They'll add you to an on-call rotation. If you don't agree, say good bye to any raises and expect to be fired. 60 hours week are normal. You'll work weekends. One of the values of the company is 24x7 (so don't believe HR here when they say they don't expect you overwork because it is actually one of their values). If you don't, expect no raises, no options and you'll be fired quickly. Pay is below average. They implemented a stock option plan that is so absolutely ridiculous that everybody minimally competent should quickly leave. Benefits are below average. Culture is toxic and it starts at the very top. Whenever they replace leadership (often) they just look for small dumb dictators that believe engineers are just resources. They don't ever have a clear idea of what to do with the product and shoot in all directions, because they are clueless. They are all fired after a few months and replaced with a new bunch of mediocre dumb dictators. No career progression. Pure chaos. Pure marketing.

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      DDN Response
      1mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are a Technology company and value the innovation, creativity and technical expertise of our engineering community. Creating a supportive and respectful technology oriented environment is a key priority for us. If you did not feel that during your time with DDN then we need to improve our efforts in highlighting the importance of our engineering teams that drive our technology as a leader in AI Data Intelligence. We recognize that periods of change can be challenging and we are actively working to strengthen our consistency in leadership, communication and employee experiences across the organization. We truly value the contributions of our team members and are committed to building a workplace where people feel supported, fairly compensated and able to grow in their careers.
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