Pros
A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute to an incredibly special company, set of technologies (IoT + Big Data + Cloud), and growth story at almost the ground floor. Love the opportunity to surround myself with crazy intelligent people, and grow my skillset, career, contributions and life experiences at hyper-growth speed.
Executive leadership shows humility, respect and care for every employee (CEO called me by name Week 1). Refreshing lack of politics or red tape, every employee is encouraged to contribute 100% from Day 1. The company is focused on innovation, solving problems and exponential growth, there is no time for egos or hierarchies.
Love that the company provides equity to every employee, so all can share in the benefits of growth. Consequently, all employees act as owners, with the best interests of their colleagues, customers and company at heart, fully committed and aligned on priorities.
Pay is competitive, every offer includes equity, benefits are top notch (better than my last company 5x the size), love the free lunches/dinners/snacks/drinks round the clock, and the special events planned to celebrate wins and drive unity - Sales Kick-Offs, End of Quarter Celebrations, Camp Samsara (who brings an entire company camping?!?), Family Picnics, Happy Hours, Team Outings, etc. Their actions show employees come first.
Love being part of the Customer Support team that genuinely cares about our customers, hires the best and brightest, invests in direct hires (NO outsourcing!) and is laser focused on doing whatever it takes to blow our customers away.
Cons
With the speed of growth and change, don't get too comfortable. To thrive here you need to be pragmatic, a self-starter, flexible, focused, competitive and play to win.
