Pros: Nice team. Free food. Good office, fair payment, and dog friendly.

Cons: Not a startup any longer and got some corporate inertia inside.

Pros: - Latest MacBook Pro M2 - Snack bar with a selection of fruits, yoghurts, musues, chocolate, and healthy/unhealthy snacks, refilled regularly - One doesn't feel as a part of a corporate machine here. At the same time, this is already an established company with defined and transparent processes (unlike most startups) - Love communication openness; we know how the company feels and what our goals are. C-level executives are super easily accessible. There is even a Slack channel where anything can be asked anonymously and C-executives answer those. Questions are sometimes really tough in there and the management replies to everything. - Cozy office - Multisport, RSUs, and other benefits - Mondays we have company-wide breakfasts, Wednesdays we have lunches, and on Fridays there is a "friday break" with burgers or tacos or something like that - The whole "people" team dedicated to making one's life at Make as easy as possible - Super helpful atmosphere; it's easy to get support if something is unclear, from any department - Well-structured internal documentation in Confluence - Clear and straightforward onboarding process; guidelines are updated regularly, and setting up a dev environment is a breeze. And actually there is a whole DevEx team for that. - Company events and parties - Almost unlimited home office - Really good expertise across the company. There is always someone who is better than you in something, and there is always someone to learn from.

Cons: - It is not quite clear how promotions work or how salaries are indexed. - Developers cannot choose their dev rig, and a Mac is a must for all. - Home office is formally unlimited, but it depends on your team, and management informally prefers people to be there, although they never actually push for it.

Pros: Given turbulent times and AI, I think Make is a good place to be. It has a bold vision, dares to experiment, and admits failure. There is surprisingly—for a company of this size—high space for self-realisation and an easy-to-traverse hierarchy. Need confirmation or consultation of my initiative from a VP? It usually takes up to a few days. There are honest attempts to learn from mistakes and keep the engineering level high. People are also friendly and easygoing.

Cons: Nothing Make related. The eventual frictions come from the fact that Make has a few hundred people, which brings internal communication issues followed by people not reading internal communication, misunderstandings, etc. I personally don't think this can be fully compensated for, but not fully eliminated either. Make could certainly improve internal communication from leadership towards the company.