Federato Reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Will Ross

73% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Federato has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Federato employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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34 reviews
5.0
4 Jun 2026

Exciting opportunity in a fast-growing startup

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Opportunity to join fast-growing scale up disrupting massive industry riddled with outdated technology - Merit-based culture - Rewarding work and opportunity to take on complex high-impact projects regardless of level / title

Cons

- High-growth venture backed startups are not for everyone

1.0
31 May 2026

Toxic CEO

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Pros

Really smart and nice coworkers The product is genuinely industry-changing and has a lot of potential Strong funding

Cons

The CEO is literally mentally unstable. He regularly verbally assaults employees, publicly calls people out and shames them, ignores feedback from anyone below him, and has far too much control over the sales organization (which is ironic for someone with zero sales experience). What's the point of having a CRO? The C-suite and VPs seem to exist mainly to appease him and manage his outbursts. Every company meeting is nerve-racking and depends entirely on the CEO's mood. This company is bound to implode under this leadership.

1.0
17 May 2026

Innovative buzzwords overshadowed by uninspired engineering culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fast-paced startup environment operating within the tech-heavy AI and insurance sectors. Standard cloud architecture setups that will feel very familiar to anyone used to managing boilerplate deployments.

Cons

There is absolutely nothing interesting or innovative about the engineering architecture at Federato. Despite heavy marketing around a specialized "AI Risk Operating System", the platform under the hood behaves like a basic, uninspired carbon copy of Azure App Services. This lack of structural creativity is unfortunately becoming the standard blueprint across modern insurtech startups. Operationally, bad hiring loops translate directly into fragile management styles. The culture is heavily gatekept by aggressive leadership teams who prioritize buzzwords over data reality. If you value architectural depth and a culture that prioritizes sound engineering over tech-bro hype, look elsewhere. This reality is in direct contrast to all the leadership-driven reviews posted here to artificially boost their perception.

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