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A collaborative team with a great product!

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Plaid for less than 1 year
August 5, 2017
San Francisco, CA
5.0
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Pros
  • We have an amazing, friendly team with an incredibly mature eng culture that balances pragmatism and thoughtful design. I am constantly impressed by the caliber of my coworkers and the quality of the output.
  • Because we are an infrastructure company, engineers have the opportunity to drive the product forward and help determine the product priorities, which is a unique opportunity.
  • High level of ownership across the different functions. Employees really care about the product.
  • Meaningful technical & business problems that can only be solved by collaboration between teams.
  • Management is receptive to feedback.
  • Reasonable work hours (flex) & vacation that people actually take!
Cons
  • The regular share of fires and unplanned work, but this is pretty normal for a startup of our size. The team is getting better at being proactive about potential issues.
  • The feedback cycle for employees is in the early stages and needs to be formalized and regularized.
  • Office is a little cramped right now, but we are moving to an amazing new facility in September.
Advice to Management
  • Continue to hire smart people and work on providing avenues for career growth.
  • Continue to focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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