Pros: New engineering leadership since last year and new initiatives are helping Carta grow from a startup into an enterprise company. As the company is growing, work-life balance is more flexible than before: working from home occasionally is okay, my daily standup is at 9:30 am instead of 8:30 am, and there is no more required commute once a week to the other office (e.g., SF to Palo Alto). The company is growing and hiring quickly, and we have a lot of interesting projects going on. We have quarterly hackathons to work on new ideas and projects, and regular show-and-tell meetings to present new projects to the whole company. Growth is encouraged with mentorship, and engineering leadership has presented career paths.

Cons: Offices can get crowded at times, with meeting rooms constantly booked. However, the SF office is moving to a new location, which should fix it. As a startup, it's hard for the compensation to match a larger company, though the upside potential of equity is appealing.

Pros: Great company to work for. Very mission-driven and goal-oriented.

Cons: Like any company politics. There was an issue with leveling, but they have made a lot of progress in addressing it.

Pros: Great company. Unlimited book reimbursement.

Cons: Old monolithic application. It gets bigger and bigger over time.