Pros: If you are looking for a fast-paced, high-growth startup that will offer you endless opportunity, then Applied Intuition is likely one of the best companies that you can join.

Cons: High expectations. If you don't like to work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations for technical execution, then Applied will not be a good fit for you.

Pros: Very efficient at sales processes. Good at networking with customers, to such an extent where they are very pushy even to C-level executives at major automotive and trucking OEMs.

Cons: There is a complete lack of psychological safety at this company. The leadership likes to keep everyone on their toes all the time by making life unnecessarily miserable. The majority of the folks that I interact with aren't happy to be working here. My hypothesis on why folks continue to work here is: there is absolutely no time or energy to look for new opportunities; further exacerbated by a brutal job market; and some are waiting on the company to have a successful IPO in the next couple of years. I highly recommend folks on H-1B, OPT, and CPT to stay the hell away from this company, as you can be let go at any time without any valid reasons. All the hard work and effort that you have put in to build a good life in a foreign country will be at risk if you join. I saw even folks who had been with the company for more than 3-4 years being let go, as they were no longer considered valuable. I saw folks who were let go a few weeks before filing for their H-1B application. I saw folks that were let go and put on PIP after informing their managers about the upcoming birth of their child and parental leave. It is only a matter of time for this company to be hit with lawsuits for unlawfully terminating employees. In my several years of working in corporate America at various companies and industries, I haven't seen such a company that completely lacks empathy and regard for employees' physical and mental health. Speed above all else is the first leadership principle. But at the cost of speed, quality, compliance, safety-criticality, and performance of software are all sacrificed and put on the back burners. The leadership consistently exhibits and encourages borderline unethical behaviors such as: lying about the maturity level of products in front of customers; falsely showcasing themselves as thought leaders and industry trendsetters in front of c-level, board members, and executive customers; using resources that are on-paper committed for one customer to work on projects for several competing customers; to even childish behaviors such as aggressively urging employees to like and promote posts on LinkedIn; forcing existing employees to refer connections for hiring, and the list goes on and on and on.... The management is good at creating a mirage and a cult-like setup, especially for new college graduates, making them believe that joining Applied Intuition is the best thing that could have happened to them. The company has experience in building simulation products that run at scale on the cloud. But the company doesn’t have experience building safety-critical, compliant, and high-quality products that can run on thousands of vehicles and are responsible for the lives of drivers and passengers. While they are hiring talent from the industry, they are not willing to listen to inputs provided by these experts and instead continue to run their business in the same way that caters mainly to non-safety-critical simulation products that run on the cloud and demo/vapor-ware solutions. They instead use these experts as trophies, especially the ones from Tesla, and parade them around in front of potential customers. All the recent negative reviews are on point. It is very evident from either 5-star or 1-star reviews that the majority of the critical feedback expressed in the reviews are unfortunately true. Due to the recent spate of negative reviews, it is even possible for the leadership to strongly urge existing employees to add positive reviews to balance and falsely improve the ratings on Glassdoor. It is sad to see such an amazing opportunity in front of this company, all thrown to waste with petty behaviors and focusing on all the wrong things.

Pros: I loved working with the people here and being pushed to do so much. The business is stable and good.

Cons: It's a constant, never-ending grind. I regretted taking up the offer instead of going for other options. There's always a constant feeling of anxiety and fear that keeps people going. The workplace is really "sanitized"; you can't do anything else but work. The 50-60 hours a week, weekend work, and crushing customer deadlines wear on you over time. It's hard not to rest outside work as you can get pinged at any time and pulled to do work, making it hard to set boundaries. It's okay if there's appreciation shown for the work you put in, but at Applied, this constant grind is seen as a bare minimum expectation. As much as the company sells itself as doing well, it's just around on par with other FAANG companies out there. I haven't seen moms really survive in the company, too, or senior folks that have families. It was a nice place to learn, but it has taken its toll in every other area of life and health. I would advise others to think very carefully about what you'll put yourself through if you accept the offer.