Expedia Group

The team I joined at Expedia's Brisbane office was the best one I've worked in in my career so far. It was not your run-of-the-mill team; it was diverse, extremely progressive with tech (e.g., lots of Kotlin and FP, not just 90s-style tech), and always open to trying out new things. Comp, benefits, work-life balance, and remote opportunities were excellent. Everyone was super friendly and encouraging, with zero tolerance for toxic tech-bro attitudes. Highly, highly recommend.

I only left because life took me elsewhere; otherwise, I'd very happily have stayed.

Not all teams are necessarily the same. Some teams may or may not have all the pros I enjoyed and listed above. Also, the wider organization is so-so with the usual corporate nonsense. Lots of reorgs, pointless churn, bad processes, hoop jumping, outright incompetent people in positions high and low. But if you're lucky enough to be in a good team, that can isolate you from a lot of that.

Cultivate excellence all around.

Replace bad processes and timeservers with good processes and progressive, competent people.