Autodesk

Some of the software engineers were very talented, and I learned a lot from them. That's about it.

Management is god-awful across every level. Upper management is forcing their hand into the development teams with no competence whatsoever in software development. You can imagine how that's working out for them. They also claim to care about their employees, but they don't. HR is a quaint little figurehead that doesn't actually help or support anyone. The pay is pretty poor comparatively, and the benefits are not good. Also expect to work excessive hours that you won't be compensated for in any way.

The company is in steady decline: they can't find a CEO, they can't find anyone to hire because they treat their employees like expendable garbage, and they are terrible with their customers. They have an employee referral program, yet myself and every one of my co-workers that ever made a recommendation never heard anything from the company. Marketing and sales are the WORST at that. If you're a self-respecting software engineer, don't work for this company.

Good luck...