What an amazing company... the reviews are all true!!
Pros
The ultimate awesome mega startup to work for this company has had 4 rounds of massive investment led by Sequoia in the last round pre IPO valuation at $2.3 billion and very well funded they are going places and going places BIG. Even more important - the people - the nicest most awesome bunch of people you will ever meet - brilliantly smart, caring and a wish to really make a difference. Completely non political. The absolute opposite. From top level down. Approachable founders, the most amazing food every evening served at 6pm with leftovers the next day :-), plenty of snacks healthy and non with fruits, awesome teas coffee, everything is Mac, cool meeting rooms, and a brilliant engineering team. The business model ensures this isn't a fly by night it's a long term business solving a real dilemma where no one has really delivered anything demonstrable till Houzz. Expansion globally means great eclectic mix of folks and an opportunity to learn from other folks in other countries. Situated at the heart of Silicon Valley in Palo Alto it's only a stroll to Caltrain to downtown SF or surrounding areas. If you were tepid or not sure about joining - don't think twice if u get offered a job take it - they are picky and care about culture and hiring the right people. Free lunch on Fridays and they celebrate your birthday with a special surprise :-) and everyone is SUPER nice.
Cons
Palo Alto rents aren't cheap. It perhaps won't suit someone who wants heaps and heaps of structure and being told what to do if that's what you are looking for. It's a can do let's make it happen attitude.
