Pros: Quite high base pay

Cons: The worst work culture I have experienced or heard of. Terrible work-life balance; you are expected to work long hours to deliver in improbable timelines set by managers. Absolute lack of planning on the company level. As an individual, you are given a project that naturally requires you to collaborate with others (get their feedback/approval/code review, etc.). However, everyone else in the company is overworked and does not have time for you (nor were they told in advance they will need to work with you). It is then your job to harass others into sparing their time. Gaslighting by management. During my exit interview, upper management tried to convince me that the reason for my quitting was not the problems I described about the company, but rather my suboptimal onboarding experience. Extremely high attrition. Naturally, most people do not want to stay here. Management seems happy to continue looking for people that don't mind these work conditions instead of improving anything. Complete lack of diversity. The company culture is actively hostile to anyone who is interested in life outside of work and doesn't have a stay-at-home partner to support their overly long work hours and stress.

Pros: Other than brand reputation, there is no benefit.

Cons: Expect to work 10+ hours per day, weekends, holidays, and late nights, always under pressure and with no additional pay. There is no work-life balance and no respect for you as a person. Quarterly performance reviews are not to reward hard work, but to always have a reason to not receive bonuses, promotions, or to fire at will. There is no actual yearly bonus. You are given a small value of options spread over 3 years with no way to cash out. Before exercising options, you have to pass an unknown process of review, and if you work afterwards at another bank, you forfeit all your options. If you are not Russian, stay away from this toxic company.

Pros: + decent salary (outside USA, West Europe) + bright people + nice approach to technology

Cons: - There is a lot of tech debt. - It is not strict tech debt. - A lot of pressure, unreal deadlines, etc. - There is a big problem with getting a raise. - Bright, but not so communicative people. - Unless you are a white male Russian with thick skin and no strings, then it's better to avoid :)