Pros: Working on some really cool stuff, or trying it out before anyone else. Great benefits for parents (6 mos leave for births or adoptions!). Get to listen to music all day. Management takes employee concerns seriously and takes action to fix them (or empowers us).

Cons: It's a big company, so it's hard to remember what everyone does, and hard to feel important.

Pros: There are many bright engineers who care a lot about the tech that they build. Nice colleagues in general.

Cons: Many inexperienced engineering managers are not interested in coaching engineers with their career growth. Toxic positivity is rewarded. Low compensation and benefits are being taken away. This has been brought up in every single town hall and all-hands meeting, and even spawned a Slack channel asking for compensation to be reviewed. Engineers love the work they do at Spotify, but passion doesn't pay the bills. Ultimately, it erodes your spirit when you realize that you are so underpaid.

Pros: Barrista Coffee, good stock options.

Cons: People don't come to the office that often.