Intel Employee Reviews for Design Engineer

"I worked for Intel for 3.5 years in the early 2000s. My coworkers were outstanding: supportive, helpful, and smart. My managers were very supportive as well and were technically very strong. I was given the flexibility to solve problems in the way I thought was best. Upper Management was strategic and forward-thinking. Overall, it was a very good experience."

"Intel was an excellent company, but I didn't feel that software engr. was considered important."

What do you like about working at Intel?

"Benefits were outstanding. My initial projects at Intel were incredible, and I grew tremendously as an engineer in the first 3 years."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you are a software engineer, go in eyes wide open. As long as you are don't mind being a mercenary, you'll be fine. Don't expect sucess to be a factor in long term growth of your team... sad, but a reality in many groups at Intel."

What don't you like about working at Intel?

"Software was considered second fiddle. Almost all of my projects were cancelled, even though in a few cases we had built very profitable products. Constantly seeing friends and teammates fired due to reorg becomes tiring and demoralizing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More focus required on a consistent organization for software development for the whole company. Release dead software projects - reuse is good, but pick software and/or software pieces which will promote success, as opposed to creating undue burden."