Pontera Reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(119 total reviews)

Yoav Zurel

54% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Pontera has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pontera 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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119 reviews
1.0
4 Jun 2026

Burnout Culture Dressed Up as a Startup

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some genuinely good people at the individual contributor level. Decent office space. Nice lunch program and good snacks.

Cons

I'll be straightforward: this was the worst job I have ever had, and I'm writing this because I genuinely want to help people make an informed decision before accepting a role here. The pay is below what you should expect for New York City. Not slightly, noticeably. And what makes it harder to accept is that over time, more and more responsibilities get added to your role with no real conversation about it and no adjustment to your compensation. You get hired for one job and gradually find yourself doing significantly more, all while your paycheck stays exactly the same. There is no acknowledgment, no discussion, just an expectation that you will absorb it. The burnout is real. I reached a level of physical and mental exhaustion during my time here that I had not experienced before in my career. What made it especially difficult is that there was no support structure to speak of, no real workload management, and little visible concern from leadership when people were clearly struggling. It did not feel like an oversight. It felt like the norm. The other thing that wore me down was the inconsistency in how standards were applied. There was a strong emphasis on following protocols and processes, which is fine in principle. But those same expectations did not seem to apply evenly. Employees were held closely accountable while others operated without the same scrutiny. That kind of double standard erodes trust quickly.

1.0
30 May 2026

Avoid (not that they’re hiring)

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pretty good benefits, some genuinely great people, nice office.

Cons

The product itself is under developed and lacks the ability to meet modern standards, which causes the whole business to fail. The “solution” is rudimentary and for a problem that doesn’t really exist. The client base and management are truly just money hungry. Constant reorganization to attempt to recoup losses makes everything feel unstable. After layoffs in the winter, workload and “responsibility” increased without meaningful adjustments to roles and of course no adjustment to compensation. Management is lacking as most of them are disillusioned and fail to give reasonable and actionable feedback. Promotion has become pretty much impossible, even for “top performers”. For a company based in NYC, the lack of diversity is truly shocking and borderline disgraceful. Minorities are few and far between, and are mostly in the lowest paid positions. Everyone working there is uniquely miserable- when I left everyone who I spoke to was actively job searching or considering leaving. BTW- the positive reviews all left at once are certainly from management as they came just before massive layoffs. Do better.

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