Pros
Overall a decent place to work.
Kontras
As a Software Engineer, one of the most important questions to ask a prospective employer is, "Can you tell me about the company culture." In light of recent events, I now believe the most important question to ask a prospective employer is, "how did your company handle the COVID-19 situation". Since I feel this is a crucial question I want to summarize how my employer Sumo Logic handled the situation. All Internship and New Grad offers rescinded with short notice. I believe this affected around 50 people. Bi-Monthly Town Hall meetings that went in-depth on the strength of the business and that Sumo Logic had easy access to cash reserves if needed. Then with no notice, a layoff that impacted close to 100 people. Managers and Directors had no say in the decision-making process. It seems they were not trusted to make decisions by the Executive team. I reached out to a few engineers affected by the layoffs; they were unhappy with the severance packages. I didn't get specifics, but it seems they were well below other Silicon Valley packages. I saw other companies go out of their way to help individuals on Linkedin; posts and shared lists of those affected became the norm on the platform. At the same time, the leaders at Sumo Logic stayed quiet; it was as if they wanted to hide the fact that sumo had a layoff. Overall, I feel that sumo is a decent place to work, but the leadership team handled the situation horribly and must do better if we are to hire strong engineering talent in the future.