Basecamp

Verified

basecamp.comSoftwareUnited States11-50 employeesFounded 1999

About

Basecamp (37signals) is a remote-work pioneer whose project management and email products are built by a fully distributed team.

Reviews (5)

3.4 average

Interview experience

Mostly positive — 50% of interviewees reported a good experience.

Positive (1)Negative (1)Didn't interview (1)

What people like

“great equipment stipend, fully remote, no RTO games”
“clear promo path, genuinely smart coworkers”
“low-ego team, generous parental leave”

What to watch for

“below-market pay”
“bureaucratic”
“comp doesn't keep up with market, internal politics”

Be careful

Leadership says one thing in the all-hands and does the opposite. Way too many meetings, almost no time to actually build.

Pros

great equipment stipend, fully remote, no RTO games

Cons

below-market pay

Interview experience: Negative

Omar Brooks

10 months ago

Full-time

No real complaints

Overall, My manager had my back and gave me real room to grow. promised growth that just never materialized.

Amara Cohen

12 months ago

Full-time

It's okay

ngl It's fine. Not amazing, not terrible.

Pros

clear promo path, genuinely smart coworkers

Cons

bureaucratic

Interview experience: Didn't interview

Sam Cohen

over 1 year ago

Former employee

It's okay

tbh Process can be slow but you're rarely drowning in work. Good people, dated tooling. Trade-offs everywhere. Promised growth that just never materialized.

Pros

low-ego team, generous parental leave

Cons

comp doesn't keep up with market, internal politics

Hana Park

over 1 year ago

Full-time

Glad I joined

PTO is respected, nobody guilt-trips you for taking it.

Pros

PTO people actually use, clear promo path

Cons

bureaucratic

Interview experience: Positive

Chloe Ivanov

almost 2 years ago

Full-time

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