Pros
Awesome Co-Workers: The most important thing in a job to me is that I like my co-workers. At sep I have loved (almost) all of the people I've gotten to work with. We hire smart people, but we also hire interesting people, and I love working somewhere where I can connect with people outside of work. Learning Opportunities As a consultant, you'll get to work on a lot of different teams with a lot of different experienced engineers. As someone who is at the beginning of their career, I love how much I get to learn from so many different people. SEP also has a variety of programs to pair up new engineers with experienced engineers outside their team. There is also an expectation of professional development, so everyone is constantly learning. Employee Ownership: Programs and events all come from employees who want something to exist. 85% of the employees are engineers or designers, so we are very management light. We also get a whole bunch of money for free from the ESOP stock when we either leave or retire.
Cons
Boring Work: We almost never get interesting work. We often work for large organizations that need help, which means we're probably inheriting a code crime scene that we have to improve or replace. Startups who are on the cutting edge of technology generally can't afford us, or would rather scale up their own capabilities.
