Competent Team, lots of room to make your mark - Engineer Agora Games Employee Review

4.0
16 Jul 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Agora is one of the best local software teams. The management is great, and the projects are interesting. If you're a self starter, you'll love the environment and the opportunity to make a difference.

Cons

Agora works in the game industry, and it's hard to get around the fact that the customers are located in different timezones, work different schedules, and tend to follow a waterfall approach. Still, given that game launches typically happen only a few times a year, the trade off is totally worth it if you have any interest in the industry.

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5.0
17 Apr 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Fun, high energy, good team, good hours

Cons

stressful at times, but that's about it

2.0
8 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Working on games - Incredibly knowledgeable team - Good selection of food places in Troy

Cons

- Right off the bat: I verbally agreed to a position/salary and then when I received the written offer it was for a junior position with less money than we agreed upon. That's just wrong. - Management knows little to nothing about what the engineers do day-to-day - The office is blocks away from high-crime areas of Troy: Muggings, beatings, and shootings are common in the news. Customer representatives were literally afraid to come to the office. - Management is very distrusting of the employees. - Pays below market value - Recently acquired by Warner Brothers. Seemed like a good thing but then came the 11 hour work days for a month straight.

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