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Excited about future?
Bureaucracy?
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Culture: very young and vibrant. People are very friendly and like to help others. definitely more social than Google, though also a bit more chaotic. Almost no assholes.
Management:. Very focused on deliverables, execution and shipping stuff. Not as worried about beautiful designs, integration, and architecture as Google. There is a shift now to think more about career growth past IPO, but Google is great for coaching and mentoring. Snap isn't quite there yet.
Work life balance: it's pretty good. not very different. you tend to spend less time in meetings which is a big plus for me.
Excitement: yes! Snap will deeply change how people communicate and see technology. The computer won't be an assistant, but an endless source of fun and connection.
Bureaucracy: it isn't perfect, but much much better than Google. company just doesn't have time to waste not shipping features.
Downsides as compared to Google: there aren't 10 world class experts in every area of technology you can consult with. Your unit tests aren't magically run in the cloud in a few minutes. You can't easily search through a ginormous code base to find anything you need. It's GitHub, stack overflow and Jira. there is no guarantee that Snap will take over the world. just a promise.