Intel Employee Reviews for Software Engineer

"Good place, people and pay."

"Everyone should work at Intel at some point, but should not limit their horizons by it"

What do you like about working at Intel?

"Superb technology, highly intelligent co-workers, extensive R&D, sensible projects"

What don't you like about working at Intel?

"Slight over-fondness for meetings, rigid career paths and an unusually high percentage of co-workers with control issues."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The biggest issues I have seen in my two times at Intel have been a high level of insecurity and mistrust between employees of different groups. It is doubtful this is efficient and may be leading to unnecessary burn-out. It is unclear if this can be really addressed in any corporate giant, least of all in one that is very high-paced and demanding, especially as the best in the field tend to be emotionally energetic. It cannot hurt to examine how best to channel the extra energy into progress, though."

"still a good place to work"

What do you like about working at Intel?

"Good documentation, structured software environments. Work and life balanced."

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

"If you like to work for big company, this one is a typical one."

What don't you like about working at Intel?

"frequent re-organization."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"have a better plan for projects and hiring"

"Great Fortune 500 company that works hard to retain its best employees."

What do you like about working at Intel?

"Excellent mentors, training programs and employee development. My work was a piece of a large project but I could still see the value to the greater project."

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

"Be open and honest. Your personal fit in teams will vary widely from team to team. I interviewed with 4 teams in a day and was able to pick from 3 of the projects."

What don't you like about working at Intel?

"Sometimes a little too big a company. It can be hard to see how your individual contribution affects the entire company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Despite excellent results for me, the review process was overly time consuming and cumbersome."