Pros
I have worked at Gatsby now for several months, having joined in the Spring of 2021. My experience has been extremely positive! I thoroughly enjoy working with the team and people throughout the company. Our staff is smart, creative, and easy to get along with. Being a growing startup, everyone plays a critical role in the success of the company, and I feel that my work directly makes an impact toward building a mature organization. From what I understand in the last year there was a bit of staff turnover, as the company shifted focus from our open source GatsbyJS Framwork to also include our commercial Gatsby Cloud offering. All I can say is that the team we have in place now is top notch! We have excellent engineering talent and I trust the management team. The evidence is in the commercial growth the company is experiencing. We have a great balance between the open source and commercial sides of the company and it feels each day that everyone is pointed in the same direction. Another plus is that Gatsby is a remote-first company since the founding of the company. I was only looking at remote roles in my job hunt. It's nice to be at a company that has always embraced remote work, and knows how to do it right. With regard to career development, management follows through. My manager out the gate worked proactively on the career goals I mentioned during recruiting. If you step up to the plate, Gatsby will provide opportunities to grow. Work here? Yes! Apply here? Do it!
Cons
I really can't think of too many cons. Each day I wake up happy to contribute! If I were forced to pick a con, it's that the full direction of the company is continuing to be realized. This is natural in a company at this stage. We are doing a lot of the right things, but not every step is going to be a slam dunk. Ultimately, I'm confident we are moving upwards and becoming a more mature organization.