[silverbax88]

I have to agree with this. I've worked in small startups, large corporations, and for my own company. The reality is that only in the forge of big companies can you get the experience that makes you a badass engineer. Of course, just working in a big company is not an automatic ticket. But you take a good engineer with talent and put them in the right environment - for some years - and they will become what people might refer to as '10x'.