Pros: I was completely integrated into a team at HubSpot. I was able to work out of the same job board that the other developers were working on and directly impact the projects and goals the team had.

Cons: I was the only intern on my team, and the issues that I was working on were independent projects. On top of this, the internship was remote, so it consisted of me working independently without much communication with others for the majority of the internship.

Pros: Unlike a lot of other bigger companies, HubSpot has a product & engineering team in Dublin that does real work. Core components of their business are developed here; it's not just some satellite office that does reliability. They have very good pay, good benefits, a very nice office, and just an all-round great team here.

Cons: Ever since it's gone public and as the company has grown, a little bit of corporate-ness has been creeping in. The "startup" feeling is slowly leaving the company. People are in place to try to combat that, but there's a limit to how much they can really do.

Pros: Talented and friendly colleagues. Management are very open to hearing your concerns and genuinely try to improve things. The whole business is very transparent; anything you want to know about how the business works is available to you. A good place for talented grads.

Cons: Career progress can be slow; it feels like you get stuck at a level. No matter how much they dress it up, you're building marketing automation software, and that can be a bit unrewarding. It's hard to have an impact on a 300+ person engineering org as an engineer. Experience outside of HubSpot doesn't count once you get in the door, and that can make the environment a bit frustrating for experienced engineers.