Could be much better
Could be much better
- Work From Home (WFH) is nice. Everybody in my group works from home on average once a week.
- SPARC is an awesome architecture. Other products are equally innovative/complex.
- No layoffs.
- Good perks: free sodas, coffee, pool tables, ping pong tables in some buildings.
- Not challenging enough. The company hires tons of NCGs, so work is spread out, meaning that as an experienced engineer, you don't do much. I guess this is a pro if you have a family or like time off.
- No bonuses. Again, the company focuses on hiring NCGs rather than giving raises.
- Hard to move within the company. Jobs with more impact potential are usually taken by people with 10-15 years of experience. This is not necessarily true in other big companies I've worked for.
- The company is overwhelmingly biased towards hiring from one particular race (maybe because most managers are from that race too?), at least in Santa Clara. This is a problem because there is a language barrier; most don't have good communication skills and know 60% English, at best. I always wondered how some of these engineers got through the interview process. It's shocking. I wouldn't be surprised if the interviews themselves were carried in their language. I am all about hiring people from any race (I'm a minority as well), but please make sure they know English and can communicate.
- Hire people based on merit and communication skills. Managers tend to hire engineers of their own race.
- Too much hiring of inexperienced engineers.
- Provide more group/company-wide social events.
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