Pros
This is a real mission-driven startup, packed with people that bring tons of industry/technical experience, which means endless unique opportunities to challenge yourself and grow. If you like reaching into the heart of chaos to make something cool out of it, you'll like working at Fortis. Startups come with ambiguity and change; dealing with it is part of the JD, and a big portion of the reward, too. If you have ideas and the skill to execute them, you'll thrive here. They genuinely love people who have big ideas and go after them. I've worked at other companies that pay lip service to this kind of energy: they talk the talk but can't walk the walk. Fortis talks and walks. Compensation: base + bonus, getting more competitive as hiring/development cycles get standardized. Benefits: medical/dental/vision, 401K match, unlimited PTO, parental leave, childcare subsidies, home office stipend, employee discounts. Career advancement: WIP formally, but no lack of opportunity to jump in, help out, and get hands-on experience. CEO: Steve Chiang is an experienced and optimistic leader, and the rest of the c-suite are pretty dang cool too. Company outlook: uncertain, because (again) it's a startup.
Cons
Lack of structure on a lot of levels. This is a big one, and even though it comes with the territory of Fortis being a startup, it feels especially bad at Fortis because of how quickly the company has grown since 2022. Processes for how we work change all the time, in the name of improvement. Uncertain paths for career growth, which continues to be a WIP. You basically have to take responsibility for yourself, which is not a bad thing to learn/exercise but can be frustrating. Pretty big variance on employee experience (pay, management, work/life balance) depending on the team you're on. Central and support teams are well structured; game teams historically tend to be under more pressure and experience greater uncertainty.
