Pros: Openness, freedom, some great colleagues, and pay. Great for mid- to senior engineers.

Cons: Politics everywhere. Only average engineering. Very good engineers can get fired for made-up, crappy reasons when their managers didn't like them for whatever reason. Very limited career growth for more senior engineers; it is much easier to grow as a manager, as higher engineering levels are extremely limited.

Pros: Overall strong culture, good work/life balance most of the time. There is less process for process' sake than at most other companies I've worked.

Cons: We have a lot more people in tech, and this has watered down the culture substantially. There's more politicking to get ahead, and some seem to think the only way to get ahead and stay ahead is to keep others down so they can succeed. The idea of being surrounded by stellar colleagues, while somewhat true, is getting to be less and less the case. The lack of organization in managing resources with such a huge growth spurt in engineering is working against us. My team drastically increased head count, and somehow we're busier than we ever were before.

Pros: - Managers tell you what needs to be done and why, giving you the freedom to decide how to achieve the goals. - Deadlines are reasonable and rarely require late nights or weekends. - Very little process gets in the way of coding. - No junior engineers, no slackers allowed. - Managers are very willing to fire employees who do not get their jobs done or who have a bad attitude, so everyone is good at their job and easy to work with. - Base pay is at least double what you're currently making (though there are no RSUs).

Cons: - It lacks some of the fun corporate secrets that Apple & Google have. - The only thing that will grow is your salary. There's no real opportunity for a bigger/better title.