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Perks similar to what you would find at a company like Google:

• Free food with an on-site cafe
• Gym
• Dry cleaning pick-up
• Snack rooms
• Game rooms

Very flexible hours and less silos than a lot of places I've worked in the past. A lot of good people willing to work with you rather than against you. Some fun challenges and a great amount of mobility.

I've been on some teams that were hyperachievers with messed-up work/life balances. They ended up working 13-hour days and achieving less than other teams that were more reasonable. Some of middle management just creates more work rather than facilitating.

If you want engineers to feel ownership, let them own. Include them more in yearly planning and have more say over timelines. Let engineers know it's okay to push back due to technical reasons.