Pros: Thumbtack faces interesting challenges as a marketplace with the goal of providing immediate feedback to users. The company is at a scale where there are serious problems to tackle on the product, BI, and technical sides of the company.

Cons: Leadership is poor and has a high turnover rate. Management does not care for their reports and ICs are left to fend for themselves. Decisions are made based on who speaks the loudest, defaulting to whoever has the highest level. ICs have little input in what they work on and sometimes boil down to little more than highly-paid contractors instead of software engineers. This leads to an overall culture where engineering holds the product hostage and blocks (purposefully or otherwise) the implementation of new features.

Pros: Everyone's really committed to excellence. The people are incredibly friendly, intelligent, and reasonable. Management structure is very flat and highly transparent. The company's mission, to make it easier for small businesses to connect to prospective customers, is very motivating. The food is phenomenal! The working environment is quirky and fun. IT staff is excellent and responsive. I haven't had a negative experience with a single employee. I enjoy coming to work! Terrific benefits and a flexible hours, unlimited PTO policy ensures people stay healthy and rested. I think this company has a tremendous future ahead of it, and I'm happy to be a part of it.

Cons: I live in mid-Peninsula and the commute is a bit longer for me, but I can use the exercise. It's a nice half-hour walk from Caltrain, and only four blocks to BART.

Pros: - great people - fully remote - decent wlb

Cons: - no clear cut path to liquidity