Pros: Enjoyed my time, great place to start my career

Cons: There is not much to add here.

Pros: Endless perks- free food, auto mechanic, etc. No TPS reports. No one looking over your shoulder telling you how to code - use all the recursion and functional programming you want. No one complains about wearing earphones. Opportunity to rise in pay and prestige without going into management. Pay is way better than other places in the area...

Cons: ...but way worse than other companies in the industry. Company is run by traders, not programmers, which is not optimal for the career of a programmer. Hard to concentrate on coding on the trading floor. No say in what projects your placed on. Different departments vary wildly in culture- your experience may vary.

Pros: Management is open to developers testing new technologies. Interesting speakers in all facets of tech and business come in for sponsored talks. The owner is easy to talk to. Coworkers genuinely want to improve their tech skills and help each other.

Cons: Adoption of new tools/systems can be too fast; causing a lack of consistent implementation across teams.