Pros: Honestly, after a year, I can't think of any. Some teammates here are amazing, though.

Cons: If you are a new grad, don't join unless you don't care about compensation. Applied doesn't have levels, so you don't get the salary bump. You'll get much better compensation anywhere else. Equity is not worth anything after Series E (not much upside). Toxic management. Having everyone arrive at the office at 8 am when there's a customer visit just to impress customers. You will not have time for interviews even if you want to leave because of the strictly enforced in-person policy. Encourage feedback but take no action on the feedback. People who give feedback are also sometimes given negative reviews because they "do not focus on execution." Very sketchy tech. Things break before demos, and many things are not implemented in the proper way.

Pros: Get to work closely with cutting-edge autonomy stacks all across the world. Strong business model, lots of growth. Very technically capable employees. Technically engaging problems to solve in robotics, autonomy, and simulation. The type of work you can really lose yourself in. Eng-driven culture, not much wasted work or meetings. Strong performers are given a ton of freedom to decide product direction.

Cons: People here work very long hours; 50 hours is expected, but I normally have to work 60+ to keep up with peers (who also push code well into the evening). I'm into it at this point in my career as I'm honing my craft like never before, but know what you're getting into. Burnout can lead to people having meltdowns and leaving on a bad note sometimes. Startup to bigger company growing pains.

Pros: Focus on profitability, interesting problems, and smart coworkers.

Cons: Very demanding work schedule, demo-oriented engineering, and a bit of myopia when it comes to planning.