Autodesk

Salary is OK.

Bonus is good unless there is a food fight.

Too laid back, which leads to no innovation (see below).

This place is weird.

Here are some of my observations about the folks at Massachusetts offices.

There is a lot of talk and say about how they like to hire the best people. But then when they get them, they do not know what to do with them or support them.

Product managers who are actually good product managers are given the additional responsibility of being people managers. Well, guess what? They suck at it!

There is way too much focus on processes, politics, and bonuses. That is why for years, this place has suffered from a lack of innovation, while companies like Adobe have already gone to the cloud. They are way behind in cloud technology and use very old stacks where they actually are cloud-based.

These guys are just starting. Even small things, such as build environments, change two to three times because there are way too many chefs in the kitchen.

There is way too much dependence on overseas teams for development, who suck at software development. It is all about management (time, cost, and resources) and less about leadership.

It is no surprise that they are trying to reinvent themselves as a company, culture, and business. The move to the new building later in the year is a huge indication of that. It is understood amongst the managers who have been brought in from mostly startups recently that this move will cause "older/leecher" workforce to leave on its own and younger intern/junior engineers to join in hoards.

Well, if you are interviewing here, keep in mind: this is still a big company, but in flux. I would not advise joining if you are starting a career, albeit you will be paid well. Other folks, you know better!

Observe and learn from other companies as far as people are concerned. As for innovation, all you can do now is just throw money at it.