Pros
Stripe is a place filled with brilliant people who come from diverse backgrounds AND are really kind and thoughtful humans. I have truly learned more at Stripe in the past year than I have in the last several years of my career (and that is no knock to past roles/companies). You are given the trust and autonomy to own your work and there are endless opportunity to take on work that really pushes you to your boundaries to learn and grow. The leadership team across all levels is grounded, self aware and a true partner in helping you grow and succeed vs someone to tell you how to do your job. The pace of work here is FAST. We ship quick, make decisions quick, pivot quick, but we ground that in intention and direction. We do not always get it right. But it is okay to make mistakes here as long as you learn from them and react quickly. I truly could not be happier that Stripe is my work home and I cannot imagine another company that would help drive my learning and career forward as much as Stripe.
Cons
Stripe is an intense place to work. As mentioned above, the pace is fast. We have a lot of great foundations in place but there is still A LOT to build and we are often building the plane while flying it. You are given the space & support to take time when need to recharge but because we are so ambitious in our goals, you really do have to be intentional about carving out that balance for yourself.