Merus Reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(13 total reviews)
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Soumya Nettimi

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80% positive business outlook

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5.0
28 Jul 2021

Great Company Culture

Recommend
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Pros

I wanted to write this review because when the company had a different CEO, I've heard stories about how toxic the work environment was. Therefore I think some of the older reviews of this company are misleading and no longer true to how it really is currently working here. When I was hired, the company was already acquired by ASG Legal Tech/Paradigm. The CEO is now Soumya Nettimi and she is wonderful - very smart and super personable, you don't feel like you're in a stuffy corporate meeting at all when talking to her or any of the higher-ups. Overall every manager I've met at this company is super respectful and personable. I've worked for more corporate companies before in this industry and I haven't seen a company culture that is this good. The vibe here is definitely more of an informal start-up vibe, but they've ironed out their processes a bit more since being acquired by the parent company, so it's more organized than it used to be. They put a ton of emphasis on company culture and received the Great Place to Work certification. They regularly do anonymous surveys to get honest feedback and actually implement changes when applicable. I know a lot of companies say they listen to employees, but seeing actual change happen right after your feedback is given, is really really nice. Definitely apply here if you want an inclusive work environment - the culture seems very LGBT friendly, there are also employees practicing many different religions and people from all over the US with diverse backgrounds work for the company. Everyone is really friendly. Currently we are all remote, with the option of going into the office if you want to. It's nice that we can work from home indefinitely if we choose. The 401(k) matching is great.

Cons

Because it still has somewhat of a start-up vibe, although it's not as disorganized as it used to be, I do think there should be more communication sometimes at a high level. I've had situations where I was told to do something a certain way by a higher-up, and then a different manager told me to do it a different way right afterward. There should be agreement on how processes should work, before implementing them. More time should also be given to teams when being asked to roll out a new feature, and more communication should exist across departments when this happens, so that there aren't surprises.

5.0
27 Aug 2020

Incredible transparency

Recommend
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Pros

Transparency, great culture, open communication between all departments, excellent managers who care.

Cons

Systems and processes have improved but there's still a ways to go.

5.0
3 Jun 2020
Recommend
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Pros

I've been working for Merus for 6 months now. I have joined after the ASG acquisition and new local leadership in place. I don't know much about the ASG transition or how things were before. This review is about the current state of things. The application is about 12 years old, so it's quite large. Hence it is taking time for me to learn and get around. However, there are also a lot of opportunities to improve and modernize the application. Current engineering leadership is visionary; hence eager to grab those and efforts in this area have started. There are quite a few new features on the roadmap as well. So a lot of exciting things to work on. The engineering team is a small one, so you will get to work on all the aspects of the application. As stated before there are several development initiatives, and you will probably get an opportunity to even lead some of them. Of course, you aren't alone and you will have help. Since I’ve joined, there are many positive changes such as Agile implementation, roll out of new features, increased collaboration, and project leading opportunities. Everyone in the engineering team has been very supportive and I learned a lot already. We have 1:1 meetings regularly with the engineering manager and get to give input and get the feedback. Engineering leadership listens and acts fast. They are clearly interested in your well being & your personal and professional growth. We also have weekly group meetings with the entire engineering team. These enable us to get clear transparency about what’s going on across. I am enjoying my time here. The workplace is very friendly and accommodating. The engineering team is very close-knit as well as is the whole Merus. It's a “One Team” environment. Everyone cares a lot about the application and is quite committed. During the Shelter-in-place, Merus has been very accommodating and has increased our cadences.

Cons

Though it’s been good for me, as there are so many opportunities on the table to enhance our application, we should hire more Engineers.

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