Pros: Alphabet back up, no funding pressure. Have some smart people and engineers. Impactful domain.

Cons: Unless you are super, super passionate about the healthcare industry, it's not worth joining. * Overall, the company does not know what it is. Is it a startup? Is it a department of Google? Without a clear understanding of what it is, you will see confusion every day. When they try to attract talent, they will pitch you from Google/Alphabet's backup (culture, funding, etc.). When they try to burn you out and cut benefits, they will say, "We are NOT Google, so don't expect the same culture and benefits as Google." Leadership cannot make up its mind at all what Verily is in terms of company culture. * Pay is not up to market if you are a senior person from external hiring, and refreshers are not guaranteed. * Due to unclear self-recognition, day-to-day work for engineers is a challenge. Should they move fast like a startup? Should they move slow like Google? Leadership has no clue or direction, so it causes tons of confusion to engineers.

Pros: Competitive pay; good work-life balance.

Cons: The company lost all of its founders by the end of 2022. There was a vague mission, but no vision on achieving the mission in a meaningful way. Engineering and product management have palpable friction. Product direction changes frequently and dramatically, and interesting projects get cancelled out of the blue.

Pros: The people to work with are nice. The projects are fun.

Cons: Comp is less competitive with other big-name tech companies.