Pros: Very nice financial company. Job secured, as long as performance is satisfied.

Cons: Sometimes, it could be very busy.

Pros: I'm on a product that impacts many clients. As a result, there's always lots of work to do, from implementing new features to optimizing performance. My team almost feels like a startup, in that each person's contributions are valued and needed.

Cons: As the product I work on is already pretty mature, the features I work on sometimes feel like micro-optimizations to an already very stable product. I would like to see more analytics from features we ship, and would like to be more involved in what we do with such feedback. It seems like we never look back, and even if we create a feature that isn't used, we never seem to ask why. We always have tight deadlines ahead of us, and so implementing these new features takes priority. Sometimes I wonder what the product vision is.

Pros: Good training program, especially from outside lecturers. Fanciest office I have ever seen. Great view on the 29th floor. Working hours are generally okay, although some teams are busier. Good benefits for people who are married or have children. People are generally nice.

Cons: This is based on my own experience; your mileage may vary. Salary has no correlation with how hard you work or how much work you did. Reviews and raises are subject to the favoritism of your manager. If your manager is nice, you are lucky; otherwise, you are underpaid compared with your peers. Micromanagement was so much that I felt no work could ever be finished. Your own ideas don't matter at all, so it's better to shut up and do whatever you are told. Lots of legacy code. Most of the time was spent figuring out a couple of seemingly trivial issues.