Pros
- Young and lively coworkers - Solid pay and benefits - They treat their employees really well - Great starting point for career if you want client facing development - Very flexible and easy work environment
Cons
- Old technologies - Not much room for growth - Software methodologies are weak at best - Not much testing. They care about shipping products first and quality last - Skills you learn at FAST won't translate much to other innovative tech companies - Government software is boring I stayed at FAST for way too long. Out of the 5.5 years I was there, atleast 3 of those years felt like a waste of brain power. I met cool people along the way, but lost a lot of engineering skills during that time. If you're looking to improve your coding and design skills, stay away from FAST! If you want to meet cool people and just cruise in an easy job with solid pay/benefits, this is a good spot.