Pros: Worked at Apptio for 2 years. Pay: It is according to market rate in the Seattle/Bellevue area. If you are good at what you do, then you can easily make much more. Free parking. Technology: Apptio is a pure technology company. Engineers would like working here. They are not afraid to try new things and keep themselves updated with the latest technology trends. People: I think it has some of the best engineers in the industry. They are genuinely working to take Apptio to the next level. The work culture is very good. People don't interfere in your work; you are given the freedom and the opportunities to progress in your career. People are fast in what they do and provide help if needed. Everyone from an intern to principal developers is expected to produce results, and if you are not performing, you are fired. I think this is the reason Apptio is one of the few companies where the performance bar is very high, and they have maintained that over the years. Coming to work every day is a pleasure, and you know you will be learning something new and working on interesting problems. Work Balance: It is not a place if you want to take it easy. Work-life balance will suffer (not sure if that's the case for all departments/teams). Overall: A great place to work, extremely intelligent and hard-working people.

Cons: As with any company, some teams just are not performing and have below-average engineers. No 401k.

Pros: At this time, they are pre-IPO. If you are into relationship sales and deal making, you could be very successful.

Cons: Operationally, Apptio has struggled to scale. At some point, you need to decide if your niche will be white-glove service to a few high-paying customers, or something more commoditized that you can repeat hundreds or thousands of times.

Pros: I have worked for a few startups that had a good idea but didn't execute and died. It's nice to be working for a company that has a great idea, a market, and is executing. Because of the young company mentality, I see engineers being able to move around and try different areas and products to find where they are most comfortable and get the most satisfaction. By far, Apptio has the best work/life ratio I've seen in my twenty+ years of being in the industry. Hitting goals is important, but not at the expense of burnout and poor quality.

Cons: Development is often at odds with IT. The IT org tends to lock things down wherever they can, but often at the expense of productivity with no real gain in security. They also look for ways to make their lives easier at the expense of the dev organization. The most senior and talented engineers are asked to do more and more non-coding work and don't get to do the parts of their job that they enjoy the most.