Pros: Work-life balance Sunnyvale location Competitive pay A handful of smart people

Cons: Horrible management – absolutely amateurs when it comes to "leading" the company. There is so much politics, and promotions are decided on the basis of who can indulge in more bootlicking of the management. It gets frustrating when you realize that you could have just slacked off instead of working hard with so much passion to be where you are. Some people who got promoted don't even know what they were doing! What was the basis of promotions? And then these layoffs – some of them were very talented, hardworking people who sucked at politics. So there you go – talent does not matter in this company. The good talent leaves; the rest just make things worse for the ones who stay. Don't even think this place comes close to the top companies in terms of benefits, work culture, or organization. The Cat Dev team is a joke that keeps doing reorgs, thinking new management can solve their problems. In reality, they are unable to find respectable, experienced people to lead. STAY AWAY from this place. It used to be a place where you could stay to get a regular paycheck, but it looks like even that doesn't hold with the layoffs.

Pros: The benefits provided are good: free lunch, cab/shuttles, internet and phone reimbursements, and gym/fitness reimbursements. An always-stuffed pantry. Work-life balance is good.

Cons: Quality of work greatly depends on the team and the market for which you are working. Pay growth is not competitive for someone working here for more than 2 years. Work becomes repetitive after some time.

Pros: The package is great in this company.

Cons: No cons in this company.