Great Place To Work and Grow
Pros
I really loved working for SVB. There was never a boring day and always hand my hands full and things to do. In fact, more projects than resources most of the time but that was a good thing in some ways. My direct manager was probably one of the best managers I have every had. I can think maybe just 1 other manager I had that I would say was better, however, that manager and I have become best friends now for many years so that would be hard to beat. The camaraderie is awesome at SVB. My co-workers I worked with daily are all great guys and ladies. I would come back in a heart beat if I decided to leave my new company.
Cons
The only cons that I can think of is the no working remote policy our department had. This wasn't necessary a company policy but a department policy. I will say that they are looking at changing this policy soon. I would still be working for SVB if they would have allowed remote working from home. I am not talking about just once in a while telecommuting, but we wanted to move out of state where SVB didn't have an office and would have had to work from home 100% of the time. The only other con which really isn't a con is how the desk are setup to be more of a open environment to collaborate. It was a great idea but I myself am a fairly loud person and other groups near us didn't care that I was loud. :)