Odessa Engineering - Software & QA Department Reviews

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Odessa is a great place to grow professionally. The supportive colleagues and flexible hours make it easier to manage work and learning together.

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The place work can sometimes feel a bit too fast but it also keeps things challenging and exciting.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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Odessa challenges you in the best way possible. The diverse team brings fresh perspective to every project, which keeps the work dynamic. The leadership team is always approachable, and their guidance is invaluable.

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Sometimes the workload can vary. Making it challenging to maintain balance.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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The only thing I can think of is the free food. They have free food in the house, so if you are visiting office you can pre-book your meal.

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Long list. Will try to highlight important ones. 1) Tech stack: They have their own odessa framework which basically sits on top of .net framework. So you will have to learn their framework first in order to work on any projects. There is no learning opportunities. 2) No proper requirements: There is no planning on how to gate the requirement. They just take the requirement without even understanding how their system works. Since their product is on old technology it is very difficult to do new changes in the product, which the non technical people doesn't understand. 3) Many senior tech employees doesn't know about the new tech skills and they will create a environment where they feel comfortable. 4) Office politics is worst here you will be evaluated based on your line manager feedback. So irrespective how much effort you put in, all will go into vain if you get bad feedback. Line manager will always put dev team under the bus for their mistakes. 5) Compensation and hikes is worst here and is not comparable as per the industry standards. The list is long as I said but these are the some major ones. One advice to new joiners is that only join if you don't have any other options. Advice to management is that invest on technology. Instead of hiring people in leadership role....Read More

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The teams are always ready to help. Odessa also celebrates every occasion, which is great because it adds a good break from work and helps connect with people from across the organisation.

Dislikes

More timely acknowledgement and rewards will motivate us more.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Odessa has been a great place to work. The company culture is supportive and collaborative, and there's a good work-life balance. The projects are challenging and rewarding, providing opportunities for growth and development.

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During peak times the workload is more.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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I joined Odessa 5 years back at a junior level. However, today it is great to work in this position. I recently took L&D courses in Odessa and it was very helpful for upgrading my technical skills. Overall, the company is quite good to work with.

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Since the office is located at the traffic hub, sometimes travel becomes quite hectic.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Good % hike while offering a job. However, once they find anyone with less pay with more years of experience, they will revoke the offer even 2 days before the joining date. one of my teammate got fired just because they found a new replacement with less pay. many of XAAS team VPs were fired because they questioned on estimation reduction plan of Management.

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hire and fire structure. almost all team works like 12 hours + per day and 6 days week . company over commits to clients then with half of resource they struggle to complete the work with bad quality. if any one question on the estimation then they should be ready to be fired

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Ample time is given to complete any task. Resources to help you gain knowledge to do your work effectively is provided.

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The HR and higher management keeps saying there are no layoffs but that's a lie. The management team says there are great profits coming in but during promotions or appraisal there ain't anything to prove that. Anytime you ask a question, there's no one to give a straight forward answer, anyone will try and avoid answering any questions about the work culture.

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Work Culture

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Work Life Balance

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.