Akamai Technologies

The people, world-class engineers, the technology... Incredibly challenging. The breadth of technology you work with is impressive. You don't get to do this sort of thing anywhere else in the world. You get to deal with top-notch customers. You get to do things that no one has done before at a scale that no one has attempted before. The career growth opportunities are pretty good.

Staggering lack of communication and lack of discipline. Architecture support is weak, and tactical management is mediocre, though strategic management is pretty good. There's much, much emphasis placed on (short-term) financial performance of the company, as opposed to long-term investment and growth. Not much emphasis on professional development and training. They don't want to spend the money. Much lip service is paid, but there are little results.

Pay more attention to internal investment. Communicate more. Try focusing on fewer projects more closely.