Exciting Space Startup - Development Operations Engineer AST SpaceMobile Employee Review

5.0
11 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Never seen a CEO with such a drive to succeed. Full of smart people from a variety of backgrounds, including collaborating with teams internationally. Ability to make a direct and visible impact on the company, which is not always possible as an engineer. My team works primarily remotely, but still enjoy the office culture of a tight-knit group of co-workers and friends. Pay is ok, but like many a startup incentives are tied directly to our success.

Cons

As a startup, many processes and policies are still being developed. While pay is good, benefits are lackluster. Previous to this year, no formal process/policy for career growth and salary increases were instituted. Still waiting to see how well the new processes work, but the new performance reviews were easier to navigate than many of the previous companies I worked for. Unlimited PTO is nice, but like many a startup the pace makes it difficult to take advantage of it.

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5.0
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Pros

loved working here. Managers were amazing.

Cons

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2.0
2 Jul 2026
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Pros

Building satellites is cool, and there's a lot of opportunity to learn new things.

Cons

Most of the engineers and management live and work somewhere other than west Texas - do you blame them? Because of that, people who work there are treated like crap by the people who don't live and work there. Senior management, with a couple of exceptions, sucks up and punches down. Also, there is a subtle bias against people who speak English as their primary language.

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