Uber

I have learned an enormous amount about both software engineering and how to be effective in an organization the size of Uber.

Uber seems to really be making an effort to do right by its various stakeholders in the wake of several controversies surrounding the company in 2017.

Excellent opportunities for career growth. Uber rewards effort and impact with generosity and fairness.

The business continues to grow rapidly even though it is already huge.

Dara is great.

The company is so huge that learning to be diplomatic when working with other teams is a necessity. Sometimes the people you have to work with will not want to help you, but you have to find a way to deliver anyway.

There was a period in 2017 when the company was in a deep cultural crisis. That was a weird time, and things are very different now than they were pre-crisis. Uber is a little more grown up, but a little less fun than it used to be.

Some co-workers on other teams have told me their work-life balance is less than ideal.

Continue to focus on doing the right thing for your customers, drivers, and employees.

Make an effort to help employees more with work-life balance.