Zopa

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

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."