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Senior Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Arm for 4 years
April 21, 2022
Cambridge, United Kingdom
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Money is okay (maybe for engineers only?) unless compared with big tech firms like Google, Facebook, etc.
  • Good work life balance, not stressed at all.
  • Work from home. It's called hybrid, but we are not being forced into the offices, at least not yet.
  • It's a good company for your CV, you can make the jump later to a big tech company like Google, Microsoft, etc. Just go to LinkedIn, search people (leave blank, no need to enter a name) and set the "Past Company" to arm, you'll see I'm not lying.
Cons
  • 2 years of uncertainty (1st NVIDIA, 2nd IPO).
  • Many people leaving the company, so I guess some teams are feeling the pressure.
  • Many teams are ran by gangsters, only friends/family members allowed.
  • Software wise is bad. No one cares if you submit bad, untested code or if you don't give care about documentation. Not a place to learn good practices.
  • Some extra bonuses for exceptional people are selected by your manager, so if you already make more than him, forget about getting them. Pure envy.
  • No real tech leads guiding lower grades, they are left by themselves.
  • Many tech leads are only helpful in public (groups, meetings, Slack channels) but they'll ignore you if you talk with them directly.
  • A few disrespectful people treating the rest badly, and management is aware and don't do anything. Two reasons: either they are friends with the bully, or the bully is technically good and has a low salary.
  • New CEO only cares about money. This is America now.
Advice to Management

How the hell did Arm went from 4.1 in 2019 to 4.3 in 2022 on Glassdoor? It's been 2 years of uncertainty, with many many people complaining using internal channels.

Most negative reviews have been voted as useful by many people, while the good ones have 1 or 0 votes. Hmmm?

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
1.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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