The biggest problems are 1) they fall into the "it's a benefit to work here!" trap, and 2) they claim a competitive compensation package without actually sharing what the comp is. The latter, of course, means that this is a Tread Carefully job.
Honestly, this job description is pretty forgettable. It's not terrible, but it's not good either; candidates get very little information about the structure of the team they'd be leading, and the only hint at culture we get is a single bullet about the office being pet-friendly.
Y'all, I've said what the actual fuck so many times with this JD it's lost all meaning. I don't even know what to say, except that I don't think our existing ratings quite cover this one, so I had to create a special one: Possibly Psychotic.
I'm glad that my anxiety was proven unnecessary – this sounds like a great job with great pay and benefits. It's not so outstanding that I feel comfortable giving it a Green Means Go, but it's a high Eh, It's Probably Fine.
Overall, this is a solid Eh, It's Probably Fine. Aside from a few flags (and asking for salary expectations on the application), it seems like a decent remote role with good benefits.
"High stakes" in a job like this means the product doesn't work, or only works enough to be dangerous. You're there as a human shield between the customer and the product, and I promise it isn't even as fun as it sounds.
Look, this company sounds weird, the role sounds weird, and the fact that they can't tell you what the pay is is weird. We've got a weird club sandwich of a job listing here, is what I'm saying.
This sounds like a really interesting role with an earnest company, with some neat travel opportunities thrown in. However, since I'm still unsure of what I think about the recruitment video and there's no salary transparency, I'm going to put this in a very tentative Tread Carefully.
I'm sorry, the fuck? You want this role to build out its own completely separate product development function to fix a product so seemingly broken that even the Engineering, Product, and Design teams don't want to deal with it anymore? ARE YOU KIDDING ME
No compensation, no mentions of benefits anywhere, no idea if it's onsite or remote, and the location is just "Usa, New York Office." Honestly, I'm not even convinced this is a real company. I'm gonna say Seriously, Maybe Don't.
Overall, it's a pretty straightforward Success position with decent pay. They don't mention benefits, which I'd address in the interview process, but otherwise it's a solid Eh, It's Probably Fine.
Blah blah woof woof capitalism, but a company that wants to use you to build private wealth for others but won't deign to tell you what the compensation package is is especially hypocritical and I just cannot (Farther for me, but not for thee?).
I am immediately suspicious of companies that in one breath brag about how great a workplace they are and then, in the next, make it clear that they are only being transparent about salary because they are legally required to in NY, CO, or CA. Honestly, it's fucking laughable.