Who's the best company to be a web engineer for?

Treehouse, of course! ;)

Hi Seth, the great thing about this field is that there isn't a "best company." There are thousands of companies and startups that look for good development talent, and it's a skill set that's in demand. The top tech companies (Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, etc.) will always be "great" to work for in the sense that they compensate well ($), have solid benefits, can offer cutting edge projects, and typically have established mentoring programs. But, even this can come with a downside. I've have a number of friends end up at these companies, slightly disappointed because there are so many other brilliant engineers, they get stuck with a boring project or software testing job (it's a good problem to have but can become really demotivating).

What I'd recommend is writing down your personal interests (like sports, entertainment industry, or marketing) and causes you care about (maybe the environment, education, or religion) and searching for companies that work in these fields. As you can see from Treehouse, you can learn tech skills from anywhere today, so don't let not working at a major firm impact how you value your career. I agree, it'd be cool to say, "yeah, I worked on this React component of that Netflix menu you're using", but to the opposing point, I'd personally rather be able to have a really passionate conversation with somebody about how I'm close to becoming the lead developer for a team and starting to architect apps for clients. Working at one of those big companies is an amazing opportunity - if that's your goal, shoot for it. In the end, find something that really interests you, a solid team to work with, a place that allows (and gives you the resources) for professional growth, and a decent paycheck - that combo is something that a lot of people don't find during their entire career, but seems to be much easier in our field, so take advantage of it!

(tl;dr this got way more philosphical that I meant lol, find a place you like and allows you to grow/succeed - a good career is what you make of it, not just company you start at)

lol thanks Nathan Williams , I'll be sure to keep my eye out for any potential openings! And Stephen Gheysens Awesome answer, I received another one very similar just now in Quora, I'll be sure to reevaluate this into my consideration of an employer! Seth