Pros: Average salary at the industry while much higher than the local market.

Cons: The team in Shanghai is forced to work at the office while employees in other countries are allowed to WFH.

Pros: This business is in many ways sub-optimized, with a lot of opportunity being left on the table (products to address these opps are still in ideation or development stage), and yet it is still growing at a torrid pace. Market opportunity is almost limitless. API-first is today and the future, and Kong is at the forefront of that. Recent hiring spree of top tier execs reflect humility in founders to do what's best for the business to ensure it reaches its potential. They are not afraid to make tough decisions and bring in the right people to help Kong scale.

Cons: Honestly, none that I can think of.

Pros: Leadership and coworkers form a team with a wide breadth of experiences, which lends well to day-to-day problem solving. Company culture is warm and supportive, and company heads seem strongly invested in the well-being and growth of their employees. Leaders are very hand-on and involved, never seeming detached from any part of the company at large. Nature of the work means every day is a learning experience, and this experience is fostered and encouraged by all- in my time with Kong I have grown more than at any other employer. The work can move fast at times, but the pacing is never inapprorpriate. Even the smallest victories are celebrated, there is a general aura of positivity office-wide that I believe will only breed further success.

Cons: Company is growing rapidly and may experience a few growing pains/hiccups along the way However they have demonstrated repeatedly that they have the flexibility to continue pushing ever forward.