Cloudera

Not anymore. It used to be what seems like a vibrant startup; the days are long gone.

The impression can be expressed very shortly: 'tis a hellhole. They haven't borne with the intensive growth from a smallish company to a bigger one. A number of core people have started jumping the boat because the initial good culture has never been preserved and new middle-level management has failed to do their job.

Don't go there because it is a most dreadful place ran by guys and gals, who happen to have the impression that they have the biggest egos in the city. Nay, the universe!

Plus, the management is circa Sun Micro 2007+; they all know what and how engineers have to do their jobs and crack the whip every time they think you're deviating from the course. People who worked for Sun would know what I meant.

If you are looking for a good and cozy workplace where your skills and brain will be appreciated - look someplace else. Seriously.

To the founders: dig your heads off the sand and see what the middle management does wrong. Replace them. Otherwise, you will soon have no company to manage.

Stop considering every smart person who doesn't work for you as a deadly threat to your well-being. A lot of people really don't care if you exist or not.