Pros
Lots of growth opportunities and you can get a lot of hands-on experience with revolutionary technology. Most of the staff seem to really like each other and I keep in frequent contact with a lot of people still in the company. Incredibly intelligent colleagues.
Cons
There was over 15% company-wide turnover in the first quarter of 2021. This should be a red flag to anyone interested in Foundry. Diversity is considered exclusively in terms of race and gender. Even when you see the answer to one of the one-star reviews, there is no discussion of the other egregious amounts of discrimination against age and socioeconomic background. The whole recruiting process is focused on recruiting on college campuses, and it seems almost all experienced referrals were immediately rejected by management without any explanation. Additionally, people with SAT math scores below 750 were immediately kicked out of the pipeline. (Only 9% of all people who meet this threshold are either Black or Hispanic.) They are very keen on talking about a competitive compensation compared to the FAANG group, but the compensation has slipped to around 50% of what FAANG peers earn without a discussion to resolve this issue. There is so much money raised that there is no rush to pivot.