Pros: The engineers are mostly good people. You might learn finance things, but you won't learn good technical practices. First, this might be a pro or con of Checkout, depending on you: be aware that Checkout is a pro-cryptocurrency company. Checkout doesn't hold or make cryptocurrency; they're not an FTX. But Checkout works with cryptocurrency companies and has a head of "Crypto Strategy". The company makes profit off real money flowing in and out of cryptocurrency vendors, so they encourage other people to waste money on cryptocurrency in general. At Checkout, you'll have to sit through all-hands meetings where senior staff talk glowingly about stablecoins, NFTs, or the like. It's better to choose an employer whose views align with yours on this.

Cons: The rest of my observations: YMMV as the team silos are deep. This is a Westrum category 1 organization. The engineers are mostly good people, although the ones with deep in-house technical knowledge are isolated from industry best practices, don't know what they are missing, and have no incentive to learn. But autonomy is very low. Information is hoarded. Technical practices are not uniform across the board; they are patchy, and there's no desire to level up. Checkout is not a company that encourages speaking openly or saying that things could be done better. Do not expect psychological safety. Do not expect change. The "DevOps team" has "no intent" to do continuous delivery practices. They are deeply invested in outdated tools, manual testing, and teams supposedly rolling their own automation, which of course, these teams never have the time and skills for. It's a step back in time. Management can be toxic. Some line managers are enlightened, but some just expect micromanagement and Jira-closing feature factory behavior, i.e., work the machine harder, not smarter. It's not supportive. Some managers play politics or bully with false stories and trivial stuff, like it's middle school. This is left unaddressed, i.e., quietly condoned.

Pros: - Brand new office, really well managed and close to the subway (5m walk from Francos station). - Modern and good stack to work with (working with .net, docker, aws, terraform, etc.). - You can choose the type of equipment (Windows or Mac) and software (e.g., VS or Rider) you prefer. - Everyone I've spoken to so far is very friendly and helpful. About the hiring process: - I had a couple of very nice interviews, but it looks like I will (still, at least) not use the requested skills in daily work. It might change in the near future, I guess.

Cons: Perhaps the only "bad thing" I've seen so far is that you must be in the office on two specific days per week. It's not a big deal to me, but I know it's quite relevant for most people.

Pros: Great opportunities for growth as long as you work hard for it. Contributions are well recognized. Overall, a very supportive and inclusive community.

Cons: Career development might be dependent on the team that you're working in; however, there are ways to navigate around it.