Extremely rewarding, though it can be stressful
Extremely rewarding, though it can be stressful
The people: smart, empathetic, friendly; it is fun and motivating to work with leaders in their fields.
Management: inspires faith in the direction they are taking the company, encourages stretching your comfort zone, is adaptive to circumstances, offers clear leadership while also being open to feedback.
The work: challenging, ambitious projects.
The tech: maintains several very active open source projects, including Apache Spark, and carefully adopts new technologies where it can provide long-term benefits.
Growth trajectory: The company is doing really well financially, and you get to see how companies of this scale grow as fast as possible.
Can be stressful with lots of work to accomplish under sometimes strict timelines, especially for larger projects.
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