Pros: Business is doing well, seemingly in the right place at the right time. High-growth company, expanding rapidly in all dimensions, with free food and a fun environment. Charismatic CEO gets attention and buzz for the company. A new VP of Engineering is bringing maturity and leadership to the engineering organization.

Cons: If you're industry experienced (not "senior," as that's 1-2 years out of college at Box), expect to be working almost entirely with inexperienced/young engineers. Most are great to work with and want to learn; however, in general, the culture does not value experience. Be prepared to see lots of questionable judgment/competence demonstrated by the homegrown, tenured developers leading projects. Engineering caliber and quality of people are below Google/Microsoft levels. A surprising number of "seniors" are lacking CS fundamentals (OO design, what's cohesion, using assertions?). Some B's are hiring C's going on (... will hopefully improve as Box adopts a more Google-like model in hiring, reviews, etc.). Lots of untested legacy code, 10,000-line functions, tightly coupled, and fragile code are commonplace. Major efforts are underway to write tests and turn quality around, but it's very much a work in progress.

Pros: Good work-life balance at Box.

Cons: Too many planners at Box

Pros: Super smart people. Very open communication, both between developers and management. Developers trust each other. Super fun. Really encouraged to speak up and be a part of the team. Encouraged to seek out challenges. Encouraged to take ownership. You are encouraged to take time to think about where you want to grow. Management will then work with you to get you there. Hard work is recognized, both in company-wide meetings and in benefits/rewards. I can honestly say that this is an amazing environment. If you are a smart, hard-working, trustworthy, and love challenges, then you will be very fulfilled at Box.

Cons: No matching 401k. The lunches could be better.