Pros: Work-life balance can be good, at least sometimes. The office location is great. Free drinks and company trips are offered. Compensation can be good when the market favors it.

Cons: If you are a graduate and interested in market making, this can be a good firm for you to learn. Technologies used are very limited, not fantastic. After some years, you can decide if you're really interested in this area and probably you can still find another job in the market (although the skills may not be that marketable). Some senior folks are not that friendly and make you feel terrible. For example, they may be talking something completely wrong without knowing it, and they stop you to challenge it. How would you feel if your 'manager' is like a kid that doesn't know the programming basics? Besides this, insulting words and personal attacks are something you may experience during work.

Pros: Akuna encourages continuous learning and personal development.

Cons: It requires figuring things out on your own at times, which can be challenging but rewarding.

Pros: Good place to learn the industry, fast-paced, and some nice people.

Cons: The parallels are striking with the WH (the current occupants!): * Entirely transactional relationships at the top * Pervasive nepotism (see other comments on this, there are many) * Sycophants surround the senior management, basically an echo chamber where it's impossible to break through the accepted wisdom * Negative feedback is ignored, or actively punished * No empathy * High turnover at all levels Not exclusive to this firm, but there is a huge pay disparity between the do-ers and the management/founders. It's understood that they were there first and it's 'their money,' but that's not how you build loyalty, and it's not a long-term strategy. If you're willing to live with all of this, and even embrace it, I'm sure you'll do well, but at what cost? Be wary of the reviews that obviously are sanctioned from within, often it seems in response to a negative one. Just ask yourself this: which is more likely to be fabricated – the 5-star glowing review or the 1 or 2-star critical review?