Upstash

upstash.comSoftwareUnited States11-50 employeesFounded 2021

About

Upstash is a small remote team building serverless data platforms including Redis and Kafka.

Reviews (5)

3.2 average

Interview experience

Mostly positive — 100% of interviewees reported a good experience.

Positive (2)

What people like

“PTO people actually use, strong eng culture”
“interesting problems”
“stock that's actually worth something, interesting problems”

What to watch for

“burnout is common, on-call is rough”
“internal politics, too many meetings, on-call is rough”
“slow promotions, comp doesn't keep up with market”

happy here

Remote setup is dialed in — never once felt out of the loop. best onboarding I've had. Had real context by the end of week one.

Pros

PTO people actually use, strong eng culture

Cons

burnout is common, on-call is rough

Nina Kowalski

about 2 months ago

Full-time

Would not recommend

ngl Burned out within a year, and I wasn't the only one. My manager had my back and gave me real room to grow.

Pros

interesting problems

Cons

internal politics, too many meetings, on-call is rough

Dylan Osei

5 months ago

Part-time

Best job I've had so far

ngl Pay landed me well above what I was making before. genuinely enjoyed my time here, would go back.

Pros

stock that's actually worth something, interesting problems

Interview experience: Positive

Petra Marchetti

about 1 year ago

Contract

Look elsewhere

Overall, Politics over substance. Loudest person wins. They preach work-life balance then ping you at 11pm.

Pros

low-ego team, great equipment stipend

Victor A.

over 1 year ago

Part-time

Average overall

honestly, It's fine. Not amazing, not terrible. They preach work-life balance then ping you at 11pm.

Cons

slow promotions, comp doesn't keep up with market

Interview experience: Positive

Petra Flores

almost 2 years ago

Full-time

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