Pros
Meet great people, but unfortunately some didn't last long. Easy to get the job, so it's good for the CV if you are starting your career. Good vibes during Friday drinks.
Cons
The name of the role changes often, even though the da2day it's always the same. I was an SDE for precisely 1 year, during this period I've seen at least 19 SDEs leaving the company. A couple of them were fired on the spot, but most of them left for the same/similar reasons for which I left. Here's some: -Quantity over quality - there is constant pressure to reach unrealistic targets. Overachieving targets - by doing looow quality work and cheating the system - is glorified; even if doing so won't bring any revenue for the company. Quality work is not recognized. -The commission structure is a joke. (OTE £30k is completely unrealistic) You will receive your first £25 commission only after 21 of your deals have been closed in a month (HM annual revenue from 21 deals is ≈ £25000). They kept my commission for the last 2 months "as per contract", thus I effectively earned ≈£1k of commission in a year (before tax). -No flexibility. WFH is allowed once a week for all departments, besides SDEs. To WFH as an SDE you either have to be sick or be senior SDE (it takes a year). -To compensate for the lack of pay/benefits as an SDE you will have the opportunity to choose a song, get a free coffee, lunch or sweets if you win some daily competitions…feels like being in kindergarten. -Lack of transparency from the management but very good at micromanaging. You will get promoted if they like you (not just my opinion). -The SDE manager changed recently and doesn’t seem to have the people skills needed to manage a team and neither knowledge of the industry.