Pros
- Modern FinTech mindset - Great tech stack - 16" M2 MacBook Pro supplied shortly after release for software engineers with equipment refresh every 3 years - Friendly people, usually always someone to support - Ability to affect change - Data-driven decision-making, with everyone able to contribute - Remote first, they ask that you come into the office once every couple of weeks. In reality, some people come in once a quarter, which IMO is very fair. - Overall, an appetite for growth and an exciting future
Cons
- Salary increases nowhere close to inflation. Far, far below the sub-inflation national wage-growth averages as published by the ONS. - Office hot-desking is not for all and facilities are not great (ie. poor quality 1080p monitors, cables to connect your MacBook to a monitor are not provided, functioning charging sockets not always available) - Summer hours removed (where you work longer hours Mon-Thu for an earlier finish on Friday). Flimsy, disingenuous reasons were given. I don't think they realised how much of a morale booster this was in terms of promoting a positive work/life balance. - Despite lots of talk about career progression, I still feel unclear on how promotions work. They feel a tad random. - D&I approach can often feel like more of an internal marketing exercise rather than affecting real change (the previous CEO, who was herself an inspiring woman, used to very openly discuss D&I backed by company data, nowadays it's hard to tell how we're actually doing)