Pros: * Work with intelligent, highly-skilled people and have every tool at your disposal that you need to succeed. * Lots of potential for upward mobility. Good incentives for moving up. * A well-defined company culture within an organization that really feels like it has your back and is building itself up in a way that people can appreciate. * Excellent leadership at the top, especially the CEO. * Meaningful work. I worked on a high-performing team with some of the brightest people I've ever known. It was challenging, but looking back, I can't imagine going through life without experiencing this. My team set aggressive goals and usually reached them. This sometimes meant really stretching to get there, which is why I say it was challenging. The co-workers I had, the growth I experienced, and the compensation made it 100% worth it. It was also really rewarding to see the company set aggressive goals and very often meet or exceed them. Winning feels good. I worked here longer than any other company on my résumé and am so proud of the things I accomplished during that time.

Cons: On-call shifts sometimes made it hard to get normal, adequate sleep. My post-SoFi life left me wondering if maybe I left a little too soon. Adjusting to my next opportunity wasn't easy.

Pros: Fast-paced, customer-focused, and ready to take on the fintech world (if it hasn't so already), SoFi is a tech company with a finance charter.

Cons: The BUs (business units) determine the charter for engineering teams. Unlike FAANG, you won’t have the flexibility to choose engineering-driven projects as much.

Pros: Tons of opportunity for growth and development. Great compensation and benefits (flexible PTO that really is flexible and generous and not an excuse to give us less, 100% family health insurance paid on HDHP). Our CEO (Anthony Noto) is extremely passionate about SoFi, really knows our business, and is making SoFi into a great company. We're always innovating and launching new products; no day is dull or boring, really. I've worked for SoFi for over 6 years. Whilst every career has its ups and downs, SoFi has been an incredible employer for me. They have supported me in multiple changes in career path, and I still come into work with as much excitement, anticipation, and opportunity to make a difference as 6 years ago.

Cons: Being a public company and being in application for a bank charter means there is more process, and less information can be shared internally than in early years, but nothing that is unique to SoFi. Some benefits, such as health insurance, have reduced a little in the last few years but are still way ahead of the market. * No 401k match.