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Good place to work, but status quo pervades

Director of Engineering
Current Employee
Has worked at Intel for 9 years
April 12, 2021
Hillsboro, Oregon
4.0
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Many opportunities to work on state-of-the-art projects; high caliber engineering talent; great workplace environment.

Cons

Too many changes in top leadership in recent years have resulted in unreliable commitments to technology development. High focus on stock buy-backs and fiscal matters in lieu of engineering and technology investments. Top-level software leadership is very weak and lacks 'software' expertise, leaving the company with no strategy for software other than 'enablement' of its chip platforms. Pay and benefits are not competitive.

Advice to Management

Properly invest in your people and technologies. Hyper-focusing on operating margins and fiscal minutiae (while sitting on mountains of cash) has stifled progress and innovation in important technology areas and killed initiative among the ranks.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
2.0

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