Pros: My coworkers and I have a lot of responsibility here. I joined Twitch after working for a bigger "brand-name" type of tech company, and I have learned more in the less than 1 year I've been here than I did in more than 3 at my last job. Sometimes it can be overwhelming because there's so much surface area to cover, but I'm thankful for the opportunity to build more skills. For example, I was mostly just working on backend before, but now I do full-stack and feel more comfortable on any project. My manager shows interest in my development and challenges me with projects outside of my comfort zone. Senior engineers on my team and other teams are always ready and willing to help me when I need them. The business is doing well, and it's a really fun workplace with encouraging employees.

Cons: A lot of tech and practices aren't standardized across teams, so sometimes it's harder to work with other teams who don't speak the same language, so to speak. Twitch has a lot of great engineers but isn't very active in the open source community.

Pros: - Best culture of anywhere I've worked. - Our values mean something to everyone. - We control our own hours; work/life balance is pretty good. - Management is bold and cares about employee happiness. - Some very talented people work here, and people love the company.

Cons: Amazon integration is strange. "Twitch Prime" is more Amazon than Twitch, so is commerce. They're physically located in Seattle with other Amazon teams, and they report to someone who works for Amazon, not Twitch. The rest of the company is 100% Twitch and doesn't resemble Amazon at all. Some long-time, 5+ year leaders are leaving.

Pros: Great product that overall has a lot of deeply passionate fans. TwitchCon is a blast. I LOVE my manager, and my manager's manager. Really enjoy working with my team over the past couple years. I have many close friends within the company now. I've learned a ton at the company, and I get a lot of flexibility to pursue projects that are important to me (and add value to our team/company, of course). I can easily see it being a company I stick with for a long time (10 years).

Cons: As with most places, work experience can vary by team. Collaboration within the company is a weak area. Everyone's trying to work hard on this, but there have certainly been some growing pains. Compensation is a little too heavily indexed on Amazon stock. Compensation adjustments due to raises or promotions largely come in stock grants, which can take a couple of years before you see that money – not the most immediately gratifying thing.