Pros: Work-life balance is good. My immediate manager gives me room to do what I need to do. Some of the technical problems are interesting challenges when we have time to work on them.

Cons: The CTO has created a toxic environment where everyone is afraid for their job, and no disagreement with him is allowed without fear of repercussions. Cost cutting has led teams to only be able to keep the lights on, with no time for actually improving the software. Layoffs are being done with a goal of creating attrition due to uncertainty, instead of doing them and then moving forward. People as a result are unable to focus on their work and create momentum. The hiring bar is being lowered in India in order to meet the demand of layoffs in California.

Pros: Platform Evolution: Groupon is becoming a next-generation local marketplace built on distributed systems, AI, and cloud infrastructure. Technical Scope: Engineers work across multiple domains including cloud platforms, AI applications, scalable backends, modern frontend frameworks, and infrastructure automation. Growth Opportunities: Fast-paced environment where proactive engineers can take ownership of projects, drive innovation, and deliver measurable business impact. The AI push in the company is going well.

Cons: Prioritization can be done better.

Pros: Great work-life balance & collaborative engineering teams.

Cons: No strong leadership & lack of vision