Pros
- everyone on my team and adjacent teams are very smart, the bar for hiring is very high and it shows - choose your own hours, get the work done, no requirement for being always online, and “unlimited” (use good judgement) PTO. - mission driven company with high agency: you are the directly responsible individual for your projects. little to no hand-holding, which I love. - decent comp, but don’t expect huge numbers. the wellness benefits etc are fun too. - frequent off-site meet ups all paid for
Cons
- still pretends to be a bit like a small start-up: it’s not a flat structure, there is a clear hierarchy and the only career progression is up that hierarchy. don’t expect to get a promotion as a technical engineer above the “principal” level without going into project or team management. - stock options aren’t really a valuable comp benefit when you have to drop 20k to buy them first. - no culture of younger hires, which is fine but also lacks diversity and affects promotions: everyone is basically at the same level (senior with 10+ years of experience)
