Good pay, but bad management and no room for growth
Pros
The salary is competitive and the work is flexible
Cons
The company is growing fast but has poor foundations. The product definitions are lacking, formal tech leadership positions are missing in some teams, and there are no clear and/or capable DRIs for critical work. Developers are expected to fill the gaps that management and leadership should be covering. Blame tends to go down instead of up, and when incidents happen, the juniors involved can end up taking the hit even when other engineers and managers missed the same things. Probation gets mentioned repeatedly like a threat instead of a normal growth period, and if you point out structural problems, don't expect them to be welcomed. There are not enough safeguards either. Critical work can depend on one person, and when something breaks or said person has an issue, it tends to get treated as their fault instead of a system failure. On top of that, unless you hold a high seniority position like staff, there is no equity, no RSUs, or bonuses to make up for it. If you are a foreign hire, you might find yourself held to standards that others are not, and HR does not always follow through on what they promise.
