Pros
Smart and hardworking teammates, meaningful product scope, and exposure to cross-functional system-level problems. There are opportunities to learn quickly and take ownership when things are moving.
Cons
The company often expects high output without matching it with the time, staffing, process discipline, or technical inputs needed to do the work well. Too much gets driven by urgency and downstream fire drills instead of front-loaded engineering, clear decisions, and strong design review culture. That creates avoidable churn and makes it harder to build quality in early.