Best tech company in Birmingham - Software Engineering Daxko Employee Review

5.0
1 Nov 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

No dress code. Free lunch every Friday. Incredible benefits. Great co-workers. They are creating an environment where if something is not awesome you are encouraged to make it awesome. They are removing roadblocks and corporate bureaucracy. I'm proud to work there.

Cons

Even though they talk about wanting to create an environment where team members can focus on the most important thing. I feel like I often end up juggling several things at once. If you are not willing to speak up when you are overloaded then you will start to hate working there. But when I was brave enough to tell my boss I didn't like coming into work anymore because of the heavy workload, he made changes so that work was fun again.

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5.0
18 May 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
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Pros

Employees are very kind and hardworking and are willing to help out when needed.

Cons

could improve its internship program by hosting intern focused workshops and seminars.

1.0
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most people care a lot. And try to make the best of the miserable environment.

Cons

The culture is toxic from the top down. Leadership creates an environment of constant chaos, shifting priorities, and little accountability, leaving employees to absorb the consequences. Management by fear is accepted and, at times, seems to be embraced. The company continues acquiring businesses with little apparent planning for how those acquisitions will be integrated into the broader organization. Rather than building scalable processes first, existing teams are simply expected to absorb additional work while already operating at capacity. The result is an organization that constantly feels reactive instead of intentional. Every day becomes another exercise in putting out fires while being criticized for failing to anticipate priorities that were never clearly communicated. Leadership struggles to establish, communicate, and execute on a coherent strategy, making it difficult to accomplish meaningful work or feel successful. Long-term planning consistently takes a back seat to constantly changing priorities. Concerns about leadership and workplace culture are raised, yet the same patterns continue. Employees are left feeling unsupported, overextended, and increasingly burned out while leadership appears insulated from the impact of its decisions.

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