Thumbtack

1. The level of transparency at the company, in terms of how decisions are made or how well the company is doing (or not doing), is a refreshing change compared to my previous experience working at a large tech firm.

2. There is a culture of data-driven decision-making that permeates the entire company.

3. As a senior engineer, I have also noticed that people here are open to the idea of making large and radical changes, assuming you can build consensus.

4. Pre-COVID, TacKitchen, Thumbtack's in-house culinary operation, was amazing and made people really want to come into the office.

5. Colleagues and management are friendly and approachable, creating a very collaborative culture.

1. Culture of iterating on experiments quickly, which sometimes leads to more bugs in production.
2. Being a startup, you don't have as many benefits (e.g., 401k match) as some of the big tech firms.
3. Can be a con to some: It's a fast-paced environment, even though management is not necessarily breathing down your neck.

Please do bring back TacKitchen when we resume normal operations!