Pros: There are lots of opportunities for growth. It is an important mission.

Cons: Demanding environment, poor engineering leadership.

Pros: Interesting work environment where people seem highly motivated. Cutting edge tech is fun to develop. There are very few “normal” days.

Cons: Very blatant discrimination against women; there are 0 women in upper management. The C-suite is all men who are friends or family of the CEO. Goals and initiatives seem short-sighted. Many people get fired over budget cuts or layoffs at random so that the finance people are happier or the jobs page is “always hiring” new roles. Something like 20% of staff are fired every year. The equity/stocks are worthless because still has no profitable products and is only surviving on private investment.

Pros: * Everyone here works hard, and you see it based on their actions and results. That includes executive leadership, business team, and engineering. This is very motivating to see. * Amazing work culture and ethics. * Company mission in protecting lives through technology and AI is inspiring. * Young startup company, but very organized and follows best practices. We have organized processes such as Sprints, CI/CD, code review process, etc. * Get to work with some really cool and state of the art technology. You are free to be innovative and creative. * Very friendly environment. Work with a bunch of smart people with no egos. People are also accountable for their actions and everyone always helps each other. * Company paid lunches.

Cons: * Commuting to Downtown San Diego, depending on where you live * Company is growing, which means office space is getting limited. * As is true for any startup, work hours can be long. Want to emphasize though that this isn't a requirement. I've observed that people work long and hard here because "they want to", not because "they have to". You are not forced to work long hours. People are still able to enjoy their lives and hobbies. * Not your typical engineering company where most engineers come in at 10am. Most, if not everyone, are already in the office by 8am.