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      Smoothstack

      Engaged Employer

      Smoothstack reviews

      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (7 total reviews)

      John Akkara

      70% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

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      7 reviews

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      2.0
      Feb 5, 2025

      Great training / Terrible Client opportunities

      Devops associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Got paid to get trained in-demand DevOps skills like AWS, K8s, and Terraform - Opportunities to work with several AWS services on the company's dime. - Group projects were fun, great to add to a GitHub/resume, and really helped our cohort bond. - 6 month intensive training - If you live in a state with a higher minimum wage, it's livable.

      Cons

      - No Client opportunities. Our entire 25-person cohort got laid off after successfully completing the training due to a lack of client demand. - Poor communication regarding the above. Management told us all that interviews with that SPECIFIC client were no more than 1-2 weeks out and this repeated for several months, until finally we all got let go same day without any warning (Even our instructor didn't know it was happening until it did)

      1.0
      Dec 13, 2022

      Not Meant for New Programmers

      Full stack developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Last resort for when you have no options left and are ready to accept an horrendous experience

      Cons

      I have a bachelor's in computer science. During the first week of the bootcamp, Smoothstack crammed a semester's worth of object-oriented programming into the first week. People with zero programming experience are not expected to survive here, and are made to feel terrible about themselves through no fault of their own.

      5.0
      Aug 4, 2021

      Great place to start

      Full stack developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Merit based recruitment, thorough and hands-on training, great work culture and community, well adapted for remote work (with covid concern), management is very receptive and works with you.

      Cons

      Work can be difficult and demanding, entry period can be difficult, there is a lot to learn in their training program

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