Pros
First of, I've worked at Qubit for 5.5 years - and no one stays at a company that long if it hasn't given them something. For me, that something was professional growth and being challenged. In those years, I've also seen the good, the bad and the ugly - so I will try to be as objective as possible. Secondly, I've worked for them in London, New York and LA - so I have a good understanding of the global business and the local differences - they are important to consider. So let's get into it. The good: 1. The people - and you see this come back in pretty much every review, so take it from me. The people are amazing. Period. They are smart, driven, creative, collaborative and fun - that goes for pretty much everyone, but client facing teams in particular (I may be a bit biased as I worked in a client facing team...) 2. Being challenged - This may differ a bit from geo to geo, but in the high growth areas of the company (continental Europe & US) a lot will be thrown at you and if you are like me, you'll love it. You'll be able to take ownership, receive a tonne of exposure and work on big accounts/projects. You'll be pushed and there is still the a communal feeling of the original mantra 'Voice it, Own it, Do it' initiated in the early days by the CTO. 3. The product & Industry - Internally we may not always have appreciated it, but the product and the industry are objectively pretty exciting. Our engineering team is truly incredible and you get exposed to how we apply and create really innovative tech. I think it says enough that our Product Managers get to speak at Google conferences, as Qubit has one of the most sophisticated applications of their tech. Also, there is a lot happening in ecommerce, so again, it's a great space to be in.
Cons
All right... so moving on to the 'bad & ugly'. 1. Pivots & GTM strategy - Though it's not a small company anymore, Qubit is still a start-up in terms of figuring out what space in the room we want to claim. They've made a lot of progress, but you may be subject to changing product names, discontinued products, change in focus etc. There is also something to be said for being agile in this highly competitive space, however, if change sounds frustrating to you, this may not be the right place. 2. Senior Management - This really depends on where you are... and again, A LOT of progress has been made. The Global and UK management team is pretty solid. Europe is being built up and also looks very promising. The US however, has been subject to a lot of movement (definitely improvements) but currently lacks solid local leadership and the quality is yet to be determined. So... if you are interviewing for a individual contributor role, I would do my due diligence. If you are interviewing for a leadership role... LUCKY YOU. You'll get to work with an amazing global management team and lots of ownership to define what the US org should be. 3. Communication to & from London - This is the case with any global org, but you'll definitely feel that the London HQ is the HQ. Qubit can do a better job at including and making growth markets a priority. Appreciate that a meeting over some suboptimal conferencing tool, is not the same as F2F time together. Make an extra effort when training and engaging remote individuals and at the same time, realize that there is a TONNE of valuable information that the smaller offices can provide.