Pros
- Engineering team is absolutely fantastic; a real squad of badass programmers and QA who always find time to help each other, discuss best solutions and have a laugh at the same time. - Competent senior management who understand compromise and respect your expertise. Furthermore they work really hard. - Flexible and supportive to your personal goals and lifestyle aspirations. I cant stress enough that this is the biggest benefit of working here. If you want something to happen, have the conversation and they will do their best to accommodate you. - After a long period of instability and changes, the company is on a solid trajectory to success - Excellent modern platform. We worked really hard to upgrade old systems. Replatforming is mostly completed and legacy work is minimal.
Cons
- As an Engineer, you will have to get deep into the product and platform knowledge which is a lot. You can't really just sit in your lane but will have to keep on top of changes across the department (maybe this is a plus?). - Feature requirements will not arrive on your lap ready for working on. A developer will be expected to do a considerable amount of refinement and discovery themselves as part of the team. - Relatively immature agile expertise; Deko struggles to keep focus on the core product and often has bloated expectations for MVP, . - Theres no time for personal development and although crunch is the exception, it is part of the culture at the moment.