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Big company problems, but big company benefits

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Ford for 2 years
April 24, 2019
Taylor, Michigan
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ideas (the Connected Vehicle area is a great place to be).
  • Transparent salary ranges within the company.
  • Insanely good 401k match.
  • Decent bonus.
  • Lots of opportunity to move around within the company.
Cons

It's a big company, so there's a lot of red tape and value-less processes in place.

Some overlap between job roles.

Developer talent is not the greatest.

Seemingly limited technical career path: once you get promoted to GSR8, the only place to go "up" is into management.

Culture is very management focused, and therefore has a greater emphasis on "getting noticed" and "selling yourself" than on delivering actual technical value.

Atrocious seating conditions (it's an open office, and most people in my building share a 6-foot desk with somebody else).

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