Pros: Some excellent engineers and techs. Having an unlimited budget. No door policy, and you can message or call anyone you want. Access to all parts of the company and the most amazing ideas becoming reality.

Cons: Managers use metrics to show themselves and promote their own careers. They will throw you under the bus in an instant. Keep your opinions to yourself and your friendships elsewhere. It is a very clique culture and you never know who is who. Top level management is amazing, but some of the local managers are basically analysts who self-promote their agenda.

Pros: Very fast paced, and not a lot of oversight when you make design changes, which can be a blessing or a curse.

Cons: No work life balance. In order to be successful, you need to be available/on call 24/7 and work most weekends and holidays. Every year, they are required to fire 10% of the employees, so if you're not a workaholic, you'll eventually get fired.

Pros: The ups and downs of the role are fairly extreme. At the highs, you get to work on exciting and constantly challenging tasks. The stock bonuses are obviously very lucrative, and the longer you stay, the better the payout continues to get.

Cons: Stressful environment and high stakes with very limited timelines. Many brilliant, but challenging people to work with.