Pros
Of course, Apigee has great perks like flexible schedules/remote working, free lunches, happy hours, onsite fitness classes and lots of other general wellness activities. Those are fantastic benefits, but also are things that you can find at lots of other companies. 3 things that make Apigee truly different and an amazingly unique and rewarding place to work: 1) A culture that is open, honest and direct, and that encourages you to be yourself — Not only does this bring out the best in the company, it is incredibly liberating and satisfying individually. Rather than worry about how you “position things”, “get buy in” or any other political doublespeak, we approach things internally and with our Customers in a very direct and transparent way. Things are just easier that way. 2) Outside-in thinking — Apigee recognizes and rewards individual accomplishments, but everything is done with the Customer in mind. This creates great clarity and a tremendous sense of teamwork as the company is 100% focused on making our Customers successful. There is never any confusion about that. 3) Constantly looking to do things better AND differently — We challenge ourselves every day to do things not just better, but differently and in a more digital way. This brings out the best in people.
Cons
You must be very self motivated and self-directed. We expect that employees will seek out context and identify ways to have impact within their teams but also across the company. If you are someone looking for a highly structured environment and/or someone that requires lots of day-to-day direction and hand holding, You will quickly feel lost at Apigee. You must be self aware and check your ego at the door. It’s the only place I’ve ever worked at where I can have days that I’ve felt incredibly productive yet I’m still feeling like I fell further behind. No job is too small regardless of what your career experience has been, so get ready to get your hands dirty — there is never a shortage of tough and interesting problems to solve, but fortunately we are surrounded by lots of smart and thoughtful people to help.
