Pros: Strong technical and product leaders. Hacker culture: Dive into another team's code and get your project moving. Monthly hack days. Big impact. The definitive professional social network is now at critical mass. There are many worthwhile products and business lines to be built on top. LinkedIn is still in the early days of leveraging that network and data. Members-first culture with an incredibly strong long-term vision. Incredible growth creates many opportunities. Culture of complete transparency. Bi-weekly company all-hands with the CEO.

Cons: Generating lots of revenue means some teams have to move slower to make sure important systems don't go down.

Pros: I've been in the Valley for 11 years and LinkedIn is my third software company. I'm pretty sure it's also by far the best one I've worked for in terms of the level of excitement, energy, the culture of innovation, and quality of people. The company is going through hyper-growth right now, and it shows in both the stock price and campus vibe. People are genuinely happy to be here, and I'm no exception to that. LinkedIn is a meritocracy, so instead of hiring people from outside, there is a culture of promoting strong performers. This is true even for managers, and I'm impressed by how many managers used to once be engineers at the company. The company is also committed to staying innovative, so there are a number of initiatives which are geared towards encouraging employees to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions to problems. Finally, I would of course be remiss if I did not give kudos to the new full-service cafeteria in MV, which is pretty amazing.

Cons: The gym could definitely be better, but that's really about it.

Pros: There are still a significant amount of good and caring people who genuinely want you to succeed, but they are on the decline. Increasingly, those who thrive in a toxic, 'cut-throat' environment are becoming more prominent.

Cons: Over the past nine months, a cultural revolution has occurred. Those who built the great culture that LinkedIn is known for are being replaced by those who favor traditional corporate practices. Transparency and true compassion have diminished in favor of carefully choreographed events and heavy use of corporate jargon. Innovation feels stalled, and the strategy appears to be imitate rather than lead.