Pros: Great pay, excellent culture, friendly people.

Cons: Work culture is beginning to get more intense. The most recent round of interns were judged much more harshly than before.

Pros: Great compensation package, really above average for the industry. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on site (actual food, not only soups and sandwiches). Unlimited therapy sessions through a partner platform. Cool perks like annual weekend getaways with the company, chair massage in the office, and coffee made by a fancy barista, etc.

Cons: Working from home? Not at all. Inflated egos all around. If you are in your first year, be prepared to be treated condescendingly (a lot). Give an opinion on how to improve anything, and it is now your responsibility entirely (and no, your other responsibilities won't be shifted to someone else). Be prepared to be working on both projects and production issues at all times (firefighting). Recently changed bonus structure; multiple departments were left off. Lack of clearly defined responsibilities per team (supposedly this would "cause the business to be slower facing the market"). Major decisions are being shifted without even the team leads knowing (lack of integration between business and tech).

Pros: - Intelligent and humble coworkers - Great pay - Engineers are promoted and paid based on merit. There is transparency regarding levels (junior, senior status, etc.), and your guess is likely correct about where others are. - With everything in technology and trading constantly changing, there is much room for growth and taking on new responsibilities, even immediately after starting. - Everything is solid, including culture in general, 401k, massages, breakfast, lunch, snacks, five weeks of vacation shortly after starting (which everyone actually takes), and yearly company trips. - Useless meetings are cut short or cut out; there is little opportunity for being bored. - Team leads aren’t simply middle managers; they’ve excelled at the role they are leading. - Expectations are extremely consistent: focus on clean, simple solutions, own the stack, and grasp the feedback loop of development.

Cons: - Making significant changes that affect trading can be stressful, though this is largely mitigated by frequent releases and having a plan if your solution is broken.