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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.