Pros: Comp is good. Nice to work in a cutting-edge sector. Lots of growth. Nice benefits!

Cons: What you get in the interview and what you get when you start are like two different companies. * They tell you that everyone works hard but the company respects work-life balance. * Your manager paints a great picture of the support and engagement you will get. After starting, it became clear that the message is "get stuff done, nobody cares what the challenges are." That apparently includes whether or not you got any direction or guidance, or even were told what was needed. In most meetings, people are clearly tired, frustrated, and negative. My manager knew who I was before I joined, but after, I'm not sure they could pick me out of a lineup. I see my manager every six weeks. This is the most disengagement I've experienced, and I have to say it's really difficult. Psychologically, this is a very unhealthy environment. There's no support, a lot of politics, and HR is nowhere to be seen. On paper, this all seemed like it was going to be an awesome experience—growth, learning. It feels like it was a mirage.

Pros: My favorite part about Coinbase is that the company is consistently able to hear and respond to things that aren't going well. Whether it's using data to drive product decisions, increasing engineering quality, or making the organization more inclusive, I've regularly seen Coinbase make massive cultural overhauls in a matter of weeks and months, leaving the organization in a much healthier place. We definitely don't always get things right the first time, but I have full confidence that we're constantly moving in the right direction. I think this culture really comes from the top -- Brian does an amazing job asking for feedback and then acting on it. Just recently, he sent out his personal goals for 2018 to the whole company, and at the end of last year, he sent out his full 360 review to everyone, along with what he was doing to improve. This leadership flows through him, to the exec team, to managers, to ICs; it's really awesome to see.

Cons: Coinbase is growing really fast -- this means communication can sometimes be a challenge.

Pros: Great pay, pretty good ICs—very smart, very motivated. Remote work is a pro for me.

Cons: Grew too fast. Line managers had teams of up to 20, while second-level managers had very few and didn't have clear roles. Crypto is very volatile, so I would recommend joining only if not risk-averse.