Pros: Interesting and challenging work; there's no shortage of interesting projects to work on, and engineers get to really own their work. Engineering culture is healthy and a real focus for senior leadership; there's a solid understanding that companies can make or break their culture quickly with the decisions leadership makes, and maintaining and improving our culture truly is a top priority. Our engineers are out-of-this-world good at what they do, and there's almost no ego.

Cons: Like lots of tech companies and especially smaller startups, we're not a super diverse company, though there are efforts underway to improve this (a staff-led and exec-sponsored DEI resource group is one example). Our planning process needs work and can vary somewhat depending on what team you're on, though we tend to focus on the right things as an engineering org and engineers in general are really engaged in the projects they're working on.

Pros: Good compensation, extremely talented engineers, good engineering managers, and good product-market fit

Cons: Lambda began growing insanely fast around 2023, and a massive vibe shift (for the worse) came with that. The CEO is smart but checked out -- too busy talking with investors and big customers to actually run the company. The woefully inexperienced CTO effectively runs the engineering org, and does a terrible job of it. Demands micromanagement and extended hours from managers, and makes rash decisions that nobody else agrees with. An engineer that wants to keep his job (I say his because there aren't any women engineers at the company) needs to exert a solid effort managing the feelings of senior leadership, because your actual manager won't necessarily be able to do it for you. Even then, prepare to find yourself re-org'd against your wishes and without any warning. Lambda used to be a great place to work, but after the early 2023 pivot, it's a completely different company.

Pros: Very challenging work content, and very talented people

Cons: Not that I can think of.