Good place to work - Software Engineer Torii Consulting Employee Review

Let me start with saying that people will always be quicker to leave bad reviews than good ones - personally I felt that the reasons in the previous review didn’t warrant such a low score and whilst there were some good points (and the review was largely positive) their main points were talking about a previous co-worker rather than the actual business itself, or how well they did in the role. My experience was completely different - I worked at torii for nearly 3 years and had some of the best times in my career. I was amazed at the way the business could operate at a level seemingly far beyond their means, and there was nothing too big for them to cope with. Again this comes from the leadership, the ambition and the drive of the owner. You will struggle to find a place to work that offers so much to the individual, both from a work life balance perspective but also the earning potential.

The flexibility that you get in this place can turn into a sink or swim environment. Although this may have changed now. But this is quite standard for the industry. You’re afforded the flexibility to go after anything you want and your pains, distastes, and weaknesses in the role are really listened to. So if you desire to be in a role with little to no BD - that’s what you’ll get - but then don’t complain about the BD... If you’re after a role with lots of autonomy, room to grow, excellent remuneration packages, and to learn understanding of how to actually run a business... you can’t get much better than this.

I've contracted with three of the bigger contracting agencies in Australia, and have had perfectly fine experiences. However, I found Torii to really be a step ahead of all of them. The team really knows their stuff, and they took the time to get to know me and understand the sort of roles I was looking for. They checked in regularly to see how I was going, and really made me feel like more than just a contractor. On top of this, the community of designers they're building has some real superstars and I greatly enjoyed having other people to talk to about their experiences and the companies they're working in. I can tell the team is genuinely committed to adding value to those who contract through them. I can't recommend Torii enough.

As they don't have the reach of some of the larger contracting agencies, Torii doesn't necessarily have the breadth of roles other agencies have. However, I found this very slight negative to be completely offset by their benefits - I'd much rather a small pool of roles where the agency understands what I'm looking for, than a wide pool of opportunities with no context or relevance to me.