Pros: There is a great culture and cutting-edge technologies.

Cons: Not everyone that deserves a recognition receives it

Pros: Years ago, with previous CTOs, teams had flexibility and autonomy to work on their ways, hierarchy was not too vertical, and it was a pretty nice place to be.

Cons: Since new CTO joined, the strategy also changed. Now they have dramatically increased the number of managers (specially EMs), along with a lot of juniors and inexperienced developers. That translates on having very rigid processes (thanks to the big layer of managers and heads) for the juniors and new joiners. On the other hand, senior/staff devs have barely any chance to make decisions and move forward things by themselfs, so they're leaving the company.

Pros: The tech stack is modern and has potential. Colleagues at the peer level are friendly and welcoming. Central office location and standard benefits.

Cons: Gaslighting: There is a toxic habit of gaslighting senior engineers. Valid concerns about security holes or architectural flaws are dismissed as "negativity" or "personality clashes." Management rewrites history to avoid facing technical reality. Triangle of Gossiping: Management operates through triangulation. Instead of direct, professional feedback, there is a culture of talking about people rather than to them. It creates a paranoid environment where "culture fit" is just code for "who is in the inner circle." Zero Security Standards: For a bank, the lack of serious security protocols is alarming. If you raise this, you are labeled as "difficult."