Pros: - Work-life balance - Core coding

Cons: You can become complacent because of its comfort.

Pros: Flexible lifestyle Great company culture Engineering-driven company

Cons: Bigger company than I’m used to working for, comes with its challenges of needing more approval/permissions. Better than other big companies as it’s engineering driven and runs a little like a startup still.

Pros: While evaluating an offer from Arista, I had done some research by talking to company insiders and other industry folks. I thought of penning it down here for the benefit of others like me. Pros: * Lots of automation and focus on testing, which is good. * Good, bright set of engineers hired from the industry. * Looks like a good place for a fresh grad to start their career.

Cons: - Work is mostly bound by their internal language. Everything is abstracted away. - Few of the earlier senior staff are downright rude/arrogant. - Micromanagement to the extreme. Only the guys who joined earlier are trusted. - The company does not have a transparent employee evaluation system, and there are no internal levels assigned or known to employees. It is difficult to feel you are progressing in such a company. - The rating system is based on game theory. - HR/Facilities is a joke. - WFH is frowned upon. Silly, childish policies like annual company outings are mandatory, or else you have to take PTO. No WFH during Diwali. Very opaque policies. No skip-level one-on-one meetings. Employees are not treated with much respect. - Bound to your location. Shifting to/from HQ is not possible. - Hiring in huge numbers when there does not seem to be a need. - No hikes ever. ... ...