Pros
1. We have grown significantly in terms of customer base and employee numbers since I've joined less than a year ago. There's no sign of slowing down. 2. We've established ourselves as "Leader" in Gartner's Magic Quadrant, right up there with our biggest competitors. 3. We have a product that can be used by every single type of entity out there. Talk about a stable commodity! 4. Everyone is incredibly talented, sharp, and hard working and want to accomplish much - the desire to achieve is highly infectious! 5. AppDynamics demands the best performance out of every team which results in constant innovation, improvement, and forward momentum. 6. Everyone is very nice and sociable and are very good at what they do. 7. Everyone seems to love to be working there and are happy to be there. 8. We have regular company social events which make it fun and we have occasional free meals and free massages! There's a ping pong table and people actually use it. 9. It is close to BART and close to South Park and AT&T Park. 10. And finally, we have our own mascot... what other startups in SF can say that?
Cons
There's no training - You have to figure a lot of things out for yourself at first. There are no set hours (which is a good thing) but the hours can be long - but that's the nature of a startup! You just have to get the job done. You have to be extremely organized and on top of everything to do well - if you're wanting a relaxed job where you clock in/clock out, this is absolutely not for you. Fast paced and action-intelligence oriented only.