Pros
The team was very welcoming, friendly and supportive from day 1, it was easy to get started. I enjoy working with such smart and fun people. Teamwork is a high priority, the company really values its employees and also provides opportunities for spending off-work time together for bonding. I could resonate with the company values and attitude that I saw on the website, and I'm glad that they aren't just there for marketing purposes, but these values are actually taken seriously and are upheld in everyday work. I have confidence in the leadership team, it has competent, experienced, honest and well-meaning people in it. I also like the transparency in internal communication. Despite being a startup growing fast, there isn't chaos, it's refreshing to see that we have structure and direction. The company is stable financially, we have been profitable for a long time, and our latest venture capital investment round also supports faster scaling. We already have big names as clients, and it's great to see that new clients just keep coming.
Cons
- COVID regulations haven't made it possible for me to meet anyone in person, the big team building event was also held online. Actually it's surprisingly easy to connect with people online, I definitely have the team feeling and belonging already, but still, I can't wait to finally see these people in real life too. - These are good problems to have, but from a product roadmap perspective there are so many opportunities that it's hard to prioritize. I have this feeling of "there's so much to do, so many ways to make impact, and we just don't have enough capacity". Also, as we are forming new product/engineering teams, the responsibility areas are not always clear yet.