Your $current_company needs the reality check. I run a 4 person dev team at my tiny 8 person startup. We kinda do all the things you mention. CI, reviews, auto

Your $current_company needs the reality check. I run a 4 person dev team at my tiny 8 person startup. We kinda do all the things you mention. CI, reviews, auto deployment. Our test coverage could be better but is increasing by the day. What you expect is totally normal. I bet the current co has weak technical leadership