Never a dull moment - Software Engineer HubSpot Employee Review

5.0
28 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've been here a while now and have really enjoyed my time here. Every quarter or year there are new challenges that my coworkers and I are eager to solve. It's fascinating watching the entire company change year over year.

Cons

The culture and daily life is somewhat opinionated (documented well by the Culture Code presentation). There are always tradeoffs and HubSpot is no different.

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HubSpot Response
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Not going to lie, I laughed out loud at your opinionated note--you're absolutely right. People here have strong takes on things and it's worth noting and good feedback to be aware of that coming in. The good news is we host open debates on many of those issues, and my hope is that we have strong beliefs loosely held and are open to discussion and data to change our minds as appropriate. I'm delighted you're still loving HubSpot five years plus in, and promise we'll double down on the focus and execution we've been pounding the table about this year. Thanks for all your time and hard work at HubSpot, I'm extremely grateful. -Katie

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