Pros: Pay, Benefits, Solid Leadership, Opportunities

Cons: Lack of innovation, stale business model. Some of which is changing now in 2020.

Pros: Great environment and culture. Company fosters individual growth. Lots of perks and morale events. Z-speaker series! We've had Arianna Huffington and Vicente Fox come give talks, for example. Transparency. Free snacks, free lunches at the end of the month and on days where there are events. Great work/life balance. Fair, competitive compensation for engineers. Engineering teams are committed to moving forward and fixing issues with both code and process, rather than band-aiding things.

Cons: Growing rapidly, which is great, but things do change a lot. Sometimes it takes a while to catch up to them. Snacks rotate too frequently. Don't get too attached to anything, because it might be gone the next month. Lots of domain knowledge is required to move through the codebase very effectively. This can be a little intimidating for new hires and can extend ramp-up to several months if your work touches multiple areas on the site. Don't feel intimidated to ask someone, though, because we've all been through it, fully understand, and are working to improve it.

Pros: Fun culture, smart people, and good work flexibility lead to an easy-going work environment.

Cons: Management is very hands-off. As a consequence, life can be too easy-going at times. Sometimes the teams lack a sense of direction or urgency. There is poor transparency in how decisions are communicated, and resources are not allocated well. Finally, the SF office layout is way too divided, and the elevators are terrible.