Bilt

• Very talented coworkers
• Great tech stack
• Promising product

• Many of the company's goals are geared around marketing, and decisions are made without understanding the technical challenges. There are a lot of experts and designers weighing in, but even an honest mistake or last-minute decision can and will lead to hours upon hours of effort for the engineer.

• No ramp-up time or proper learning path. You have to keep asking questions.

• Loud office. No meaningful effort to add more desk space, and this prevents everyone from being in-person each day like they keep stressing.

Bake in more time for engineer onboarding. Expecting a recent hire to learn your product to the same effect as your original hires is unrealistic, as your product becomes increasingly nuanced.