Stash

There is a ton to love about working at Stash. Senior leadership makes themselves available and provides regular updates on how the company is doing, where we are going, and what we need to continue being successful.

Stash has terrific engineers throughout the company, and really promotes a culture of learning. Now more than ever, engineering leaders encourage pair programming and working in areas and languages you're unfamiliar with to build up your skills and improve as an engineer.

The company also had an amazing response to Covid. They were quick to react when it started, and have continued to be supportive throughout the entire pandemic.

It is a small nitpick, but similar to most young tech companies that built fast, there is some tech debt and older systems that need to be updated and improved.

With that said, leadership is listening and more time is being allocated to improving older systems and giving engineering more of a say when deciding on what to work on in a given sprint or quarter.

Also, documentation can be sparse at times, especially for systems or technologies which you may be unfamiliar with. It is really important to ask questions, get help, and learn quickly to get the work done that you need to do.

Keep being open and honest with employees about where the company is and where you are trying to take it. It really has been a breath of fresh air to have the regular company updates and direct communication with senior leadership that Stash provides.

Also keep it up with bringing engineering into the conversation on what work to prioritize. The balance between the product work and engineering work is crucial in keeping the systems and the product strong.