Pros
+Team - Merge hires the brightest, the average Mergie is sharp, driven, and collaborative. - Plenty of opportunities for socializing (annual destination offsite, happy hours and holiday events, lots of independently organized non-work sponsored hangs), but without too much pressure to attend everything. A great balance of choose your own adventure / as much as you want to be involved in. - Colleagues are very supportive of one another, recognize that everyone's moving at a quick pace and have one another's backs if things drop or someone needs a hand. +Market - Merge was early to the space and has set the gold standard for Unified APIs. Continuing to find new industries and customer types and expanding the market. - While lower cost providers have shuttered, Merge wins with premium products and best in class customer support, and is continuing to take market share and grow quickly. +Opportunity - Merge runs lean and gives folks the opportunity to rapidly grow, plenty of learning opportunities and a wide breadth to play in. - The org is fairly flat, working with smart people across all levels and often working alongside the founders. - Strong equity packages and a full company focus on increasing value.
Kontras
Standard startup growing pains - not a 9 to 5, folks wear a lot of hats, building new markets is challenging but rewarding. Merge is focused on winning and there's sometimes healthy discomfort that comes with exceptional pace.