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Contoso Systems

Enterprise Software · 10000+ employees · HQ Seattle, WA

★★★★★3.750 reviews✓ Résumé-backed reviews

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Ratings

50 reviews · 19 current · 31 former · last 24 months
3.7
★★★★★
trimmed mean (n ≥ 5)
Work-life balance
3.7
Compensation & benefits
4.3
Culture & values
3.7
Management
3.6
Career growth
3.7
Diversity & inclusion
3.4
recommend
83% approve of CEO

Reviews

most helpful · current + former
“Solid company with good balance”★★★★★
✓ Résumé-backedCurrent employee· Operations· Director+· 1-2 yrs· Remote· 2025 Q1

Pros Flexible hours and a genuinely remote-friendly setup. Learning budget and conference time are generous.

Cons Frequent reorgs make roadmaps change every quarter. Tooling is dated and slows everyone down.

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“Good people, messy processes”★★★★★
✓ Résumé-backedFormer employee· People/HR· Senior· 1-2 yrs· Onsite· 2025 Q4

Pros Learning budget and conference time are generous. Compensation is competitive and refreshers are fair.

Cons Return-to-office policy keeps changing.

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Salaries & total comp

50 reports · rounded to $5K
p10–p90p25–p75medianposted range (median)
$75K$135K$195K$255K$315K$375K
Entry · IC1
n=11
$155K
p25 $120K · p75 $165K+37% vs posted
Mid · IC2
n=10
$190K
p25 $175K · p75 $200K+52% vs posted
Senior · IC3
n=12
$210K
p25 $155K · p75 $305K
Staff · IC4
n=5
$245K
median only-18% vs posted
Principal · IC5+
n=9
$240K
p25 $200K · p75 $300K
Director
n=<5
Not enough reports yet — we show a median at 5.
needs 5

Offers vs current offers median $195K vs current employees $200K (-1%)

Benefits

50 people reported
Health premium covered90–100% (50 of 50)
Paid parental leave16 wks median (50 of 50)
Fertility / IVF$20K lifetime (50 of 50)
401(k) match4% · 3y vest (50 of 50)
PTO15 days (50 of 50)
Dental100% report it (50 of 50)
Vision100% report it (50 of 50)
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Hiring activity

▼ 24% WoW

JobWhat users' weekly applications, saves and views at Contoso Systems.

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Open roles our users are seeing

titles grouped · last 30 days · we never republish postings
Role familyPosted range (median)Activity
Software engineering$180K–$235K
Other$185K–$240K
Financenot posted
ML / AInot posted
Operations$100K–$130K
Salesnot posted
Datanot posted
Supportnot posted

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At a glance

Median base · Senior$210K
Median total comp$285K
Posted vs reported+37%
Interview difficulty2.9 / 5
Hot rank (09-23)#37

Interviews

50 interview reports from the extension's interview feedback.

Overall experience★ 3.3
Difficulty2.9 / 5
Question typesBehavioral · Coding · System design
Outcomes58% advanced

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