Biggest mistake of my career - Software Engineer bei Forward: Mitarbeiterbewertung

2,0
9. Okt. 2023
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Pros

You get to work for multi multi millionaires who really seem to think they are going to change the world, and dethrone the entrenched entities in healthcare and become billionaires while doing it. Only problem is, you're not in the club, and their profit motive makes them at least as bad as the entrenched interests they fantasize about disrupting.

Kontras

This is a 7 day a week job. This is like working for an Elon company. This is check your slack from 6am to 9pm, no matter where you are. Anniversary dinner? Better be on Slack. If your kid has a birthday and your boss needs something on a Sunday, your kid is not getting a birthday party if you want to keep your job. The pay is bad to average for the industry, and employees are expected to sacrifice everything for the CEO's vision, but you're not getting rewarded for it, now or in the future. They claim to be bringing the best healthcare to billions of people for free. Really what they are doing is bringing primary care with no proven improvements in patient outcomes to a few thousand rich tech employees, at the most expensive prices the market will bear. The things the forward teams do with data and patient trust make me incredibly uncomfortable from a legal/ethical/moral standpoint. I wish external auditors were actually more competent and could see how PHI is actually treated in this place. The way customers are treated, particularly if they cancel their membership proves that this is a profit first platform to turn the CEO into a billionaire, not a revolutionary high tech way to improve health outcomes for patients.

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5,0
14. Jän. 2026
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Pros

Supportive and collaborative team, strong product mindset, clear goals, and respect for design. High ownership, trust, and autonomy. Leadership is open to feedback, and designers are involved in real product decisions, not just visuals.

Kontras

Fast-paced environment with a lot of responsibility, which may not be ideal for someone looking for a slower or more structured workflow. Priorities can shift as the company grows, but this is typical for scaling teams.

3,0
30. Sep. 2025
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Pros

1. Smart and friendly coworkers 2. Good engineering culture 3. Opportunities for growth

Kontras

1. Not-profitable - Forward never found a working model to solve the problem, and anchored heavily on solutions that lacked market-fit evidence. Contradictory to the problem-focused culture at Forward. 2. The finance problems lead to urgency. Work was demanding and tough across the org. However, engineering velocity was not the problem to begin with, leading to a vicious cycle of unmet goals -> tighter deadlines. 3. Frequent and fundamental shifts in company priorities leading to disorganized sprints and planning. A lot of work were throw away despite long hours invested.

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