Yala Yala are the words. - Software Developer Deel Employee Review

2.0
Mar 10, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big team with nice people, Remote first company , that has people all arround the world, Interesting App, a lot of space to grow Hard working people that do all their best Equity and some nice perks

Cons

No proper process for sprint planning an task estimation. Fast passing - you will be rushed all the time to finish things , No respect for personal time, you can be contacted at any time and hour, and no standard working hours, you can work 8 - 14 hours , it's all the same. Because of the Yala Yala rush , suggestion for improvement a rarely heard , you need to deliver nothing else.

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Deel Response
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At Deel, we’re always looking for ways to scale and grow. At times the environment can be a fast pace one. It comes with working at a startup. As we continue to grow and build the team, we’re always looking for ways to improve efficiency and help employees do their best work without feeling burn out. We appreciate the feedback and will explore more ways to help advocate for those looking to balance their workloads across borders and timezones. We take these things to heart and look forward to improving on a process that helps our team feel like they can shut-off when their workday is complete.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great management and nice people in the company.

Cons

no cons really but if I have to say one thing, it would be 401K can be higher to match.

2.0
May 25, 2026
Anonymous contractor
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Fully remote - Mostly nice and talented people, you can learn a bunch and the atmosphere is good in the beginning - Once you realize you're not ever getting a raise you can get by doing bare minimum - You can write the ceo on slack and he will respond, which is actually insane considering its such a huge company

Cons

- Everyone is underpaid, even the senior directors. They present employee equity as extra compensation, but make it very difficult to sell shares at secondaries. - Raise/promotion policies are set up in a way where most ppl will never get it. I've seen superstar employees get 2% annual raise. The rest got 1%. - Pay is localized, so you can do the same exact job but get pay half of the compensation if you're not based in the US. - It's either employee contract for less money, and you have some employee rights given to you by your country, or more money but you're getting misclassified on a b2b contract and using vaction days when you get sick. The actual work requirements and responsibilities are the same in both cases. - If you're not drinking the koolaid you better fall in line and keep any opinions challenging the status quo to yourself - Manager can get pretty manipulative, they'll say anything to appease you, but will not act in your interest unless it aligns with their internal politics play

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