Rapid7

Strong company and strong C-level leadership. True desire to be customer focused and embrace agile practices. Willingness/desire to try new things and to dive deeper into the things that stick. Great amenities, good comp, generally upbeat culture.

Each office has its own character. The Austin office started with engineering functions. Sales started to grow and overtook engineering in size. The office continues to focus heavily on sales with an ever-dwindling technical team. It seems like most of the tech is moving to Belfast, Cambridge, or LA. Austin engineers feel like an outsourced team that is quick to take blame and incapable of getting too deep into (or integrating with) core products.

Austin management is quick-tempered and very politically motivated. Most of the time it's fine, but it does create unnecessary stress and snap judgments. But the desire is there.

Also... There is too much orange. It's not a great work environment color.

Do everything you can to minimize the 'good 'ol boy' environment that came from the sweat shop days. While those people deserve credit for all their hard work, they have the 'power' to set agile team policy- which kills true agility and teamwork. (Be agile.. just do it like this...)