SendGrid

I haven't thought much of the companies I've worked for in the past, mainly due to the actual "company" sitting in a high tower over its employees.

It is the complete opposite here at SendGrid. The transparency from the leadership team is incredible and the same happens at all levels of management.

You hear about the struggles, the successes, the goals... everything is brought to the table, which in turn really helps you understand how you are contributing to the company's success as an employee.

The people here are awesome and truly want you to succeed in your role no matter what background you come from, and having a supportive group of talented individuals around you is rare these days in such a competitive industry.

The technologies and languages you get to work with are diverse and the engineering department is starting to favor the microservice-oriented architecture, which in my opinion really encourages personal development as you get to work in different tech stacks.

Lastly, the perks and benefits are great. I have never worked at a company that was as flexible in terms of work/life balance as this one.

The commonly mentioned 4 H's (humble, honest, hungry, happy) really have maintained their presence here at SendGrid all these years.

The pay scale is somewhat below average, but it's hard to persistently complain about this when the perks are great and the culture makes you feel like you're part of one big family.

Look to hiring more engineers for the California offices.