Inspiring corporate mission, solid company values, some issues with execution
Pros
Renaissance is a company that re-invents itself regularly in order to solve the various challenges it faces. Its mission to accelerate learning for all is at the core of any and all decisions it makes. Renaissance has made great strides in improving its HR processes over the last couple of years though more work is required for it to match top-tier tech industry standards. With its move to AWS, Renaissance is playing with some very cool modern technologies.
Cons
Renaissance is moving from its own self-hosted cloud to AWS and the move hasn't gone as smoothly as desired. This has resulted in a number of less-than-ideal compromises, including the (originally temporary but now in its 3rd year) expectation that the subset of R&D employees contributing to a particular release be available on hand for late-evening or weekend deployments of their new features into production. This is generally above and beyond regular work hours with lieu time rarely being offered as compensation.