Good tools, mixed culture
Good tools, mixed culture
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The company has a very mature set of internal developer tools, which makes day-to-day engineering work much higher in efficiency.
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Compensation is above average, though it is not necessarily industry-leading.
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Internal team transfers are relatively easy compared with many other companies.
- Office politics can be a serious issue.
- Team culture varies a lot, and some teams have poor engineering or management cultures.
- Many projects can feel low-impact or not very meaningful.
- Because the company has strong internal tools and relies heavily on AWS, engineers may not always get much exposure to more transferable infrastructure or systems knowledge. This can be convenient, but it may also limit some learning opportunities for SDEs.
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