Pros: Amazing, diverse, collaborative culture. Surrounded by very smart and highly skilled people who are constantly working hard to improve their craft. Most people check their ego at the door; everyone is helpful to one another with the common mission in mind. Management is compassionate, caring, and clear on expectations. Employees feel supported with the right tools and resources, and are very well-compensated for their hard work. Total compensation is on-par or better than FAANG in many cases.

Cons: The company is at the intersection of travel and the sharing economy, with a focus on the mostly traditional idea of travel lodging. While the travel industry is on the rebound from the pandemic, the long-term future of the model is not without uncertainty and risk. There is lots of competition, and the idea is not unique and can be replicated by competitors.

Pros: There are no pros whatsoever except for the remote work option.

Cons: They think they are building something that they'll send to the Moon. I know three recruiters from this company, and all of them are snooty, obnoxious snobs and really worse human beings. Oh, and all three are guys. I wouldn't recommend this company at all.

Pros: - Pay and most benefits are well above industry average. - Business & brand is strong. - Most of the tech stack is pretty sophisticated, so it’s good for keeping skills up.

Cons: The culture is avoidant of honest feedback; people would prefer you keep criticisms to yourself. It’s unclear what responsibilities middle management has, or how to hold anyone accountable. Career advancement is limited due to how promotions are evaluated. Pressure for “large scope” criteria motivates engineers to invent flashy but costly/unnecessary initiatives. Priorities are misaligned with the business. Managers pressure ICs to find a way to promotion without any real path actually existing. Most middle managers are promoted from IC roles and don’t know what good management looks like, and are given no training. There is the least amount of task visibility or project organization of any company I’ve worked for. This leads to a lack of shared sense of accomplishment and siloing of work. Company recently switched to a top-down decision-making strategy (I.e., waterfall), so engineers are even more siloed and have fewer opportunities for visibility & collaboration. Design often doesn’t factor in cost to build.