Pros
* Strong "no a**hole" hiring approach * Good business model—giving discounts for safe driving * State Farm $$$ (parent company) means no pressure to IPO/job security * Catered lunches, hella snacks, great location, panoramic views
Cons
* Talk of innovation and moving beyond insurance, but engineering (FE & BE) are always swamped just working on basic features & hot fixes so that hasn't happened. * Gamification is supposed to be one of the cool things about it, but in a year we haven't launched a single new feature for this. * Key back end vendor wasn't designed for what we're asking of them, so we spend a lot of time trying to retrofit/squeeze square pegs into round holes. * Insurance is very regulated, and State Farm is very conservative, so it's the opposite of "move fast & break things" … more like "move slow and don't touch that!" * Strong ethics, not being a real startup = we'll never be an Uber (ok, both good and bad)
