Vantaggi
Lots of great people work here. The most successful employees are very driven and truly believe in the company's vision - leading to a higher forgiveness level for "growing pains" and the typical conflict and technical debt of a growing company in an evolving industry.
I have seen incredible progress internally over the past few years. With the addition of several experienced VPs and some hard work in all of the teams, there have been great strides taken towards more collaborative and efficient processes. The groups are respectful and helpful to each other and cross-team collaboration has led to better problem escalation and accountability.
Lucid is a great place for problem solvers with enough patience to deal with some operational and technical issues. We aren't perfect, but the energy and passion across the company keep us motivated to continually improve.
I personally feel fulfilled when our products help customers accomplish things they hadn't been able to do before. I'm also hopeful about the company's future.
Also, Oakland is awesome. Proximity to food, BART, and Lake Merritt could not be better.
Svantaggi
Tech debt and older products weigh us down, but hard work and meticulous strategy will get us through it.
A small eng team means tough compromises in the roadmap.
Historically it's been difficult for the young(ish) employee base to find mentorship and solid leadership, but this has drastically changed with some stellar new leaders.