Pros: Engineering is ok, pay is ok, talent is ok

Cons: Not a software first company

Pros: -> Open Environment -> They motivate you to learn -> They take care of their employees -> They motivate you to choose and work in your areas of interest -> Good proffesional trainings

Cons: -> In terms of work, I didnt find it too good -> Technically if you dont go to APG team, there is not much learning. -> If you get a bad manager, your bad luck!

Pros: Great office at nice locations, though a lack of places to eat nearby. Nice cafeteria, a bit on the expensive side, but I like it. Good to have the company name on the resume.

Cons: * Immense number of meetings - at BLK we just love them. Even meetings about meetings. It's hard to do any work. * I think they track everything you do. * "Unlimited vacation." But I'm pretty sure if you allocate more than 3 weeks, you will either be laid off before you even take it. :) I've seen it. * Legacy systems - pretty much everything on prem, with minimal cloud exposure. Everything engineered with either C or Java 8. * The DEV environment is shared with thousands of employees. If one person messes up something, you can't do any work. The managers just shrug off when you mention this, and don't take any initiatives to improve the working conditions. * Lot of politics - if you are not loud or not a good talker (or don't have a manager who stands by you), you'll be eaten by others. * I get the impression they pretty much try to be like Goldman Sachs, but not very well. * The leadership is quite amusing - you can see guitars and rock & roll pictures in their offices. But they are quite distant. They hardly say hi, or try to be friendly, or ignore you in the elevators even when you speak with them. * Every other day, there are climate activists and protesters peacefully protesting in front of the building. You are prohibited to speak, talk, or even take a flier from them. If you do, you risk being fired.