Pros: Work-life balance is very good. I've never thought it's possible in the USA that all (really, not most, but all) employees are offline by 5-6 p.m. This is a significant consideration if it aligns well with your current life goals. They also provide parental leave for 6 months, which is excellent. Insurance is good. The people are very nice.

Cons: The management at this company is both incompetent and heavily focused on micro-management. Despite overseeing 50+ subordinates, managers still involve themselves in fundamental code-related matters while lacking any clear goals for the next 12 months. A particularly problematic policy is the refusal to rehire former employees, which results in a workforce that has never been exposed to better practices. Many rely solely on internal experiences or online sources, dismissing alternative perspectives and insisting their way is the only correct approach without genuinely understanding its effectiveness. Accountability is also lacking. If someone blocks your development environment, everyone may know who is responsible, but no one will take ownership of the issue. Additionally, no matter how hard you work, salary increments remain minimal. Management may praise your performance, but they ultimately claim to have no power to influence compensation.

Pros: Working with many smart people, facing great challenges, and seeing high visibility of features to customers.

Cons: Not all people are great. Some bureaucracy. Not a great variety of technology to work with.

Pros: Free Snacks Free Soup Beautiful Pantry HealthCare Benefits (BWELL)

Cons: * Old, arcane, proprietary stack. * Micromanagement and so-called 'TLs' who were raised from FSD are basically 'dogs' who worked like dogs and now expect you to work as they had done so in the past. They are sycophants and can be very rude and aggressive, unlike any other workplaces. (Senior managers condone their behavior as long as they get their jobs done). * You'll be bombarded with emails, meetings, and distractions; there's no place to vent. * No privacy. Probably the worst desk arrangement for an engineer. Perfect for non-technical traders/product managers. * Tremendous pressure. There is no respite, as others have mentioned. If you don't like what you are doing, good luck!