Pros: The salary is good and higher ups are always pushing to use and look into new technologies and approaches. There is little "legacy" code, everything is kept up to date and the "old" code is still decent. Plenty of learning opportunities and exposure to new technologies - there's also a lot of encouragement from management to take on explicit learning and courses which is great. People seem very nice and employee happiness seems to be taken into account often - there's a good offering of perks beyond just the salary, and plenty of events/activities to get involved with. Checkout's handling of covid has also been great so far with no expectation to risk your health unnecessarily.

Cons: Payments and the finance industry can get slightly boring at times, depending on what you're working on. Though it's more interesting than it otherwise would be because of the modern stack. Plus, that's what they pay you for.

Pros: I was employed at the end of another large, household-name scale-up, and there are some parallels for sure. These are definitely exciting times. For me, this is an exciting time as the flexibility to learn and be part of shaping things is still there to be had. There is a real feeling of focus and strategy to help point you in the right direction. Onboarding, from the interview through to the actual start of employment, is probably the best I have ever had. Checkout is setting you up to succeed, and they want you to. It will be mutually beneficial. The people I have encountered at the company so far are brimming with excitement, helpfulness, and knowledge. Also, due to various circumstances, I have had to move my start date multiple times, and this has always been dealt with without any concern or seeming like it was an issue.

Cons: No cons as of yet. I am sure there will be some; nothing is perfect, but for now, I feel all of the advantages will outweigh any cons.

Pros: The people are lovely, and the pay was decent.

Cons: - Recently laid off (seemingly in secret). Reasoning still unclear, but honestly I was happy to take the payoff and leave the burning ship. - Was part of a team whose psychological safety was ripped apart by terrible management. There was no trust and no autonomy. We're told what to do without much say in whether we think it's the right thing to do. - Managers don't listen to you. Any concerns you bring up are dismissed, or used against you. - A team that worked well together was split into two and moved into different organisational divisions? A move that no one agreed with, but went along with anyway. - People are reprimanded for failures, while success is rarely celebrated. - A culture where working outside of work hours is the norm.