Pros
- Most people are genuinely nice and good to work with
- Great pay and great benefits
Cons
I was never that tuned into the high level business, but even in the couple years I was there, there were huge, whiplash-inducing shifts in the business strategy. Feels like they are desperately trying to find a way to get back to their mutual fund earning model, and have a very scattered approach to doing so.
On the technology side, the worst leadership I’ve ever seen and it’s not even close. Don’t express your opinion, don’t ask questions, don’t bring any kind of logic or evidence to the table, just shut up and do what the boss says, even if he has been consistently wrong on every decision for the past 6 months. Terrible communication, no semblance of long term planning, and constant micromanaging. Vindictive, controlling, petty, just a mess. I’m genuinely curious how the team will fare in the next year.
In terms of architecture, the team is built around a few individuals who have been there for a decade+ and get anything they want. Opinions outside of these folks are not valued, and if you do get traction with something on your own, it will likely be dominated by these people before it gets into production or far into implementation.