Pros: You are surrounded by incredibly talented and intelligent people. Compensation is fair. Facilities are top of the line, and any resource you need can easily be made available to you (books/classes/etc).

Cons: Incredibly tough interview process. Sadly, some questions are not even relevant to the work you will be doing.

Pros: Job Stability (San Diego can be good or bad). Good technical work if you are willing to work hard. Benefits.

Cons: Salary: Was offered lower than some start-ups. HR plays hardball and leaves no room for negotiation. Ended up getting 6k more than originally quoted. You tend to start off with unhappy employees. Bonuses are probably the industry's lowest. Team dynamics: Every group has its own kind of politics. Usually, it will involve middle management, who does nothing but manage. Most of these people lack the technical skills to remain in the company, but due to an extremely bad review process, they will linger on. Most of the middle management is content to manage up and give more work to people under them. So, most of the engineers leave after 2-3 years. Bad talent sticks around.

Pros: Benefits are on par with other companies.

Cons: Management could do better with benefits.