Pros: I can't speak for departments outside of product development, but the coworkers are excellent, and the talent bar is high. There's generally good autonomy to get things done, and the organization is fairly flat. Senior engineering leadership actively responds to upward feedback, and we also have catered lunches.

Cons: The constant change and rapid pace can feel overwhelming at times, making it difficult to finish projects and show clear impact. Burnout can be a real risk if you don't manage your work-life balance properly. The sub-level structure and performance review process can slow down promotions. It may not be the best fit for everyone.

Pros: - Get to work with smart, driven people. - Can pick up many new skills working here. - Free catered lunch every day, snacks, drinks, etc.

Cons: - Top-down culture of fear at the company. There are no 360 reviews here, so performance is only evaluated by your direct manager, with no real input from anyone else. As a result, people are afraid to speak up to the CEO and CCO, who are a husband/wife duo. This fear trickles down to the rest of the organization. - Hire-to-fire culture, borrowed straight from the Amazon playbook. The expectation is that each performance cycle, 20% of all employees will be "below the bar" and will eventually get pushed out. Employee churn is constant. - Work-life balance does not exist here. Be prepared to work nights and weekends. - There are several people in exco and lower management that are straight-up incompetent. More than a few managers here have no idea how to build/grow a team, motivate people, or give actionable feedback. - Favoritism and office politics are a mainstay here. - Promotions are infrequent and often denied for dubious reasons, as the company tends to hire externally rather than grow existing employees. - Despite there being many interesting technical problems to solve, engineering teams are frequently not given enough scope to achieve the business impact needed for promotion. - Compensation is not competitive with market rates, despite a high hiring bar. - Tech stack has a surprising amount of legacy code and poor architectural decisions that don't scale well.

Pros: - Really enjoy working with co-workers. - Engineering problems are at a scale and complexity that is very interesting. - A good size where an individual contributor can still make material impacts on the business, and scale is a material consideration. - The fast pace to keep the business growing at ~40% / year means lots of opportunities for growth. - Great compensation and benefits.

Cons: - Engineering calls while Sydney office is online can stretch the workday to late hours. - The fast-paced environment can be uncomfortable for some and is not for everyone. - On-call rotations lead to deeper service mastery, but there are occasional wake-up pages. - Management can make big pivots with poor initial explanations.