Pros: HubSpot really puts a lot of effort into having a positive, healthy environment for engineers to work, without going too far over the top. The technology that I get to work with is really modern and innovative. Honestly, most importantly I would say is the intrinsic value given to getting things done right. That's not to say that things aren't done hacky and fast to just make them work, but it's acknowledged that this is taking on technical debt that will need to be paid off later. Thought is given to good API design, and there's a goddamn amazing design/UX team. Oh, and the UI library itself is top-notch. It makes tasks that used to take weeks or days take hours or minutes.

Cons: All of the backend stuff is written in Java. So if you like Java... It is a decently sized company, however well they do of hiding it. There are managers, and managers' managers, and managers' managers' managers... but at least they're all super smart and competent.

Pros: There was lots of free stuff, I guess.

Cons: When people tell you this place is a cult, they aren't kidding. It's a glorified adware company that's convinced it's changing the world. Everyone is a ladder-climbing, two-faced snake who will rat you out to management the second you aren't acting "hubspotty" (a word they actually regularly use, which at its core means showing up to work smiling and happy to take whatever they give you). They consistently underpay their support workers and, when tasked with brutal overtime, compensate them with pizza. They act like they care about progressive issues, but don't actually care about anything other than the bottom line; it's all a PR stunt.

Pros: Flexible work environment, interesting technical challenges, and great mentorship opportunities.

Cons: Needs a lot more diversity, inclusion, and belonging work. Lacks transparency in compensation and pays way below the market rate. Small 401K match. Undervalues employees.