Pros: Get to work on an awesome product. Great managers and coworkers. Get to work on industry-leading tech with challenging problems. Good company culture.

Cons: Amazon does not pay as well as other big 5 tech companies. Bureaucracy can slow things down.

Pros: Twitch is really coming into its own. Proper management and HR have provided much-needed stability after years of rapid expansion. The website scales well, and the technology has matured within AWS. Smart and talented people join the company each week from places like Facebook and Google. There's a bandwagon called e-sports, and everybody is jumping on it.

Cons: There's a little divide between "old" Twitch and "new" Twitch. New leaders are much more capable at our current size and scale, and that's really upset some of the old leaders. Nothing for anyone coming in the door to worry about, but it's an unfortunate by-product of a growing company.

Pros: Twitch is my third gig in SF/SV, and I have numerous other data points from others in my network. I'd say Twitch is top 10% at _least_ among established Bay Area tech companies. Pay is strong, if not top of class. Talent is great on eng and product. Office and work/life balance are great as well. Engineering brand isn't what it should be, given the talent, but there's some reason for that: lack of CTO, open-source contributions, tech marketing. Product brand is strong, at least among gaming enthusiasts.

Cons: Like any other top tech company, people complain about the smallest things.