The relaxed environment doesn't make it feel like there is someone over your shoulder all the time
You have a wide-array of responsibilities and are entrusted to improve any processes you employ
Cons
Limited transparency into career growth and performance
* Genuinely amazing coworkers who care about each other
* Interesting engineering challenges (and structured finance is a fascinating biz domain)
* Proven, diversified business model that seems to do better and better every year
* Solid comp
Cons
*The company has been successful, and grown quite a bit, so some of the small-company vibes are fading.
*The company spent a lot of money on a phenomenal office in Flatiron in 2019 -- but COVID prevented us from enjoying it for very long.