Pros: Autonomous teams are good, but fairly ubiquitous in today's tech companies. The offices are nice, and there is the yearly summer days event. The product itself is useful, and the mission is admirable.

Cons: Questionable priorities that are not always transparent to the employees. Since COVID, there hasn't been much support for working from home; a one-time £100 reimbursement for equipment does not go very far. Benefits vary widely between offices. New York employees receive 16 weeks of paternity leave, while for most other offices, it is only 2-3 weeks. Management has been pushing teams to "not become complacent" at a time when a lot of employees are struggling.

Pros: - Good location and offices. - Relaxed environment (sometimes too relaxed). - Breakfast and other in-office perks, plus weekly lunch. - Not much pressure or reasonable pressure. (This leads, though, to a big percentage of people actually slacking). - Strong product; the basic idea (the founding idea) is still driving the company. That's why it's one of the dominant players in the money transfer sector. - The company is making money. Despite previous rounds of funding, it's showing profits, and this is making its strategic position even stronger.

Cons: - Not a startup, it feels like a mini bank in terms of prospects of work for any engineer. - The idea of autonomous teams is close to a joke. Practically, very few people internally believe in this, and it's actually a problem now. The amount spent to coordinate or create something is increasing, so the company feels like a slow-moving, traditional finance organization. - No strong management for the engineering teams. The flat structure of Leads and Engineers is not working anymore. - Territorial teams (not all of them, but most) and many of the early engineers of the company, who by market standards would really find it difficult to find a job, create a very defensive culture. - A large percent of the engineers are being credited titles that do not correspond to their actual skills. Senior engineers with real experience are sometimes considered Mid-level. - Extremely political. You need to watch and avoid conflict with older and more senior engineers/leads. The engineering know-how is sometimes based on hearsay or people posting on Slack random articles to prove their point (a sign of inexperience). - Due to this chaotic way of working, it is very common that some of the teams actually work more than others, but they are not credited for it. Again, there is no good management.

Pros: - You have the opportunity to define what you work on. - Lots of opportunities to improve your competencies. - Good work-life balance

Cons: The feedback culture needs work. Sometimes it becomes more political and less free (this of course depends on the team and who the lead of that team is). Working in autonomous teams can be challenging at times and puts your people relations skills to the test.