Twitter Reviews

Pros

The pay is good and the work is interesting. The company is growing fast, so there are a lot of opportunities.

Cons

It is not a startup anymore. For some people that will be a problem.

Advice to Senior Management

Good job, keep at it.

Pros

See a lot of interesting activities and people

Cons

Very little thought about personal training or advancement

Advice to Senior Management

Spend time in developing your employees

Pros

Come in late in the morning

Cons

Long Hours
Low Pay
No Overtime rate

Pros

Twitter is a small, fast-growing company with a management team that has worked together in the past. There is always way too much to do on any given day, which allows for specializations beyond a given job function. Software engineers enjoy many new technologies such as Scala and real-time consumer messaging while operating in a small team with the capacity for big impact. Many employees are ex-Googlers with experience in large-scale systems yet eager to escape bureaucracy. Twitter employees have passions outside of work, which makes for more interesting coworkers.

Cons

A fast-moving startup where it's sometimes easier to see what isn't getting done than reward the good efforts being made by staff every day. Everyone is stretched so thin that sometimes the pressure takes over.

Advice to Senior Management

Management is more honest with employees about company operations than they need to be, and I appreciate that.