Pros: Smart, hardworking colleagues who make time to answer questions have helped me grow immensely as a software engineer. An atmosphere of progress instead of blame – the question when things go wrong is "How do we fix it?" rather than "Who did this?". Plenty of interesting projects and room for growth, though I caution anyone unfamiliar with enterprise software: projects take a lot more time when you can't release a hacky version, as customer trust is valued incredibly highly here. Great teams across all functions of the company make me proud to work here. Sales does not lie to customers, Marketing shows honest numbers, and Ops has not faltered one bit in the face of meteoric growth.

Cons: You have to work hard. Work-life balance is hard during crunch times. They don't happen often, but I do wind up sacrificing some of my personal life to get the job done. It's software; nothing new here. We don't change teams/projects as often as before.

Pros: The company is firing on all cylinders: building a great product with disruptive technology that customers love in a huge market, executing incredibly well in operations, marketing, and sales, and reaping the rewards for all of that, truly exceptional growth that few companies in history can match.

Cons: The company is too big to really be a startup any more. I'm not sure it would be as good to join now, given that the inner circle/clique of early employees is already pretty well set.

Pros: Good pay, potential for quick career growth if your main strength is duplicity.

Cons: Management spends all its time competing for power. Employee careers, project planning, and company direction are nothing more than pawns. Promotions are random. You'll be swapped from project to project without time to complete any, and you'll be told exactly whatever your manager thinks will keep you working, no matter how true it is. Your manager will usually disregard your feedback. You will never get a straight answer, and you can't believe anything you hear from anyone.