A good engineering job, but just a job
Pros
- A *really* great and worthy company mission that is clearly communicated and very motivating. - Ara and Vahe are amazing leaders in my opinion. - Daily work on engineering teams clearly impacts customers' lives in a very positive way. - Able to work at a sustainable pace. - No micromanagement, but strong (and reasonable) expectations of delivery pace. - The compensation and benefits are decent and competitive. - Opportunities to excel and distinguish oneself within team scope.
Cons
- I have absolutely no idea what's going on outside my team besides what I see in official communication channels. - After a year of working remotely (from another state), I still feel very little personal connection with most of my teammates. - The product is *incredibly* vast, and it's all I can do to stay on top of my own team's work. Becoming recognized or even known outside of one's own team is nearly impossible without working at the Staff+ level on a platform or ops team. To have significant cross-team impact, it seems a person has to have what usually amounts to Principal Engineer skills. As a result of all of the above, building personal connections, even within my own team, has been difficult; and building personal connections with people from other teams has been impossible. For my personality type, it has been hard not to have the sense of motivation that comes from being personally known, trusted, and relied upon by my co-workers. If you live in the Glendale area or are able to travel there a few times a year (on your own dime), the above problems will be mitigated.
