Pros: Good for starters, you don't need a financial market background to be employed. The company provides necessary training and a good bonus for a good job.

Cons: Technical debt slows down the innovation cycle. You need to be very creative to arrange some time for innovation. This is due to a lack of system architects and quality assurance.

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: Excellent environment, very helpful service desk and HR, great people around, lots of useful trainings, free Dutch & English language courses, team dinners a few times per year, 10 additional days of vacation after 1st year. Not having an external customer turned out to be awesome. You really feel you're one team with everyone trying to help and solve the problems.

Cons: Sometimes it could be too much stress, but normally it's all right.