Software/systems engineering at McMaster-Carr
I am going through the interview process for a position as a software engineer at McMaster-Carr. The interviews are great, everyone is really smart, nice, ask great questions, and answer all of mine really well - including the harder ones I press them about culture. I spoke to a former employee who didn't work in tech but on the logistics side of the company. Everything about the company and job seem fine.
There are tradeoffs. More traditional work environment. Some older tech stack. Commute for 3 days in office is a little far. No more unlimited PTO like I have been used to for nearly a decade in tech. Sounds like they really expect you to perform, but I do not see this as a downside, unless expectations are unrealistic. When I asked about this specifically, it seemed reasonable: expect a bug fix in the first month, 6 months be able to contribute to a feature, at a year, mentor juniors.
There are not many online reviews for this company. Of the ones that do exist, very few are from the software engineering side of the house. Of the very few that there are, they are generally mixed. Everyone loves the pay and benefits, some seem to say the work is interesting enough and you'll learn the business, others say negative things about management (depending on team).
If you work there, or know someone who does or has worked on the systems/software engineering side of the business, how did you/they like it?