Pros: After having spent years at a gigantic software company, I greatly cherish the influence and scope of work that I have now at DocuSign. It's about "just right" size, where you have support and a full set of corporate services like IT, HR, facilities, etc., but small enough that when you see a problem that needs addressing, you can very often become a champion to solve that issue without having to check with 20 people first. You end up solving the problem at many or every level in which it needs to be addressed, which is incredibly rewarding. DocuSign is also a fairly flexible work environment for engineers, coming up with creative schedules, processes, and locations for you to achieve your goals. Finally, DocuSign is very exciting right now because our new CEO has been on board for just long enough to really have a grasp of everything and is starting to make the big moves we hoped the company would make for its future. Will we IPO soon? Don't ask me, but it sure seems like we've been closer than ever in the 3+ years I have worked here. Finally, it is a company that cares about its employees and the communities in which we live. They have a matching gifts IMPACT program for nonprofits, plus continually add better and better benefits to support all sorts of workers with different abilities and life constraints. Recent changes to family leave, for example, were very generous. Diversity and gender equity are more than just checkboxes on a list here. They really seem to mean it.

Cons: Being split between Seattle and San Francisco headquarters still has some division in ways teams work, their style, process, and leadership. I think with new leaders, these things are starting to be ironed out, but it has caused a slowdown in the delivery of some key things, in my humble opinion.

Pros: Good balance of innovation and stability, always open for improvements and better practices. Your opinion will be taken into account. Safe and comfortable environment. Great diversity of talent and cultures.

Cons: Since it is not a startup but a bigger company now, you might notice some signs of that corporate culture, which some might not like.

Pros: DocuSign cares deeply about its employees, customers, and the world. There is ample evidence from the actions executives take on the results of employee surveys, the free and reduced services given to customers and potential customers for COVID response, and the work we do for global forests and other initiatives. If that was all I knew about the company, it would be enough. On top of that, there are reasonable expectations for product development and solid leadership that allows us to get work done, keep the existing customer base happy, and develop for the future. DocuSign is a uniting force in a divided world. That is true of our products as well as the culture of the company.

Cons: The entire company is working from home due to COVID. On-boarding is happening at home too. I have heard that some of our new hires are struggling to be engaged, though I expect it to be a similar problem everywhere during the crisis.