Pros
Incredible product and community. Working on a product that I love and use every day is a dream come true. Interesting and challenging work. The types of projects and work here are really important to growing a successful business. I've grown so much as an engineer here and am really proud of what I've worked on. Incredible potential. Notion has been very thoughtful about its growth and now it's acting on it. The market for the "all-in-one workspace" is limitless. It's exciting to be a part of it and feel that my work can have an impact. Investment in Diversity and Inclusion. While I always think there could be more done here, I'm impressed with the commitment to "Affinity Groups" at Notion. If you are in an underrepresented group or an ally, there are groups that meet regularly to promote and find support within their group. Great engineering leadership. The team has hired some key leadership hires since I've been here. There's a lot of fantastic people leading the product team and mentoring engineers. Fantastic benefits. I don't know what additional benefits I really need from a company. Highly competitive salaries and perks. The offices (in all locations) are really thought out and provide a lovely place to work.
Cons
Company and product is constantly growing. Processes and team structure are regularly shifting, especially on the engineering team, so if you want a place that has everything "figured out", this is not the place for you. In-Office requirement (hybrid). While Notion has been largely remote for the past 2 years, our leadership team, and CEO in particular, really value in-office collaboration. While I personally enjoy coming in to an office (and have immediately seen the benefits having while onboarding new hires), I understand that this can limit us in a lot of ways. Leadership wants us to come in certain days of the week officially starting this summer, but I come in more because I like the office. Onboarding can be tricky, though LOTS is being done to address this. The codebase is very custom and homegrown. It's being optimized by a focused team now, but TypeScript + Notion conventions and tools has been one of the steeper learning curves I've ever had while onboarding into a codebase.