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Maxtor Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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On average, employees at Maxtor give their company a 4.4 rating out of 5.0 - which is 12% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Maxtor employees are Senior Staff Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.5.

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4.4
Average Rating
(based on 10 Maxtor Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.3
Growth Opportunities
4.3
People You Work With
4.6
Person You Work For
4.6
Rewards You Receive
4.3
Support You Get
4.3
Way You Work
4.6
Work Setting
4.1
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Application Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.2 / 5 Work Setting 3.7 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Application Engineer
in Shrewsbury, MA

"It was a nice company to work for but was being sold to Seagate and the division was moving."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Senior Staff Engineer
in Shrewsbury, MA

"Maxtor was an excellent company."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.6 / 5
Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Field Application Engineer
in Houston, TX
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Senior Test Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Staff Engineer
in Milpitas, CA

"It was a good place to work."

Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.2 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Chemical Technician
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3.9 / 5
Engineering Technician
in Milpitas, CA
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Staff Engineer

"It was great place to work."

Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Senior Staff Engineer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Senior Software Engineer
in Milpitas, CA

"This review was based on before the entire hard drive business of Quantum was acquired by Maxtor."

What do you like about working at Maxtor?

"The people that I worked with at Quantum were all great! Quantum also offered great opportunities for advancing your career."

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

"I do not know the company as it currently exists."

What don't you like about working at Maxtor?

"There were too may managers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Quantum as I knew it when I was working there is now gone. It is now an entirely different company."

Factory Quality Engineer

"Great Company to work for"

What don't you like about working at Maxtor?

"That work was transferred to China"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work"

Firmware Engineer

"The best place to work in my life."

What do you like about working at Maxtor?

"The project managers are capable to make the decisions. The top management knows the importance of balancing work and life. When the project is near the deadline, everyone works hard. When finish the project, the management let engineers to relax so as to prepare for the next project. All the top management staff in R&D center in Singapore have engineering background and respect engineers."

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

"Need to have strong technical background because you will have a 1.5 hours exam on embedded system architecture, C/Assembly programming before the face-to-face interview. The director or manager will discuss each question with you during the interview."

What don't you like about working at Maxtor?

"The hard disk industry is not stable in Singapore. Most of them moved to China and Thailand."

Information Systems Manager
in Milpitas, CA

"Great experience."

Account Manager
in Scotts Valley, CA

"A fun place to work"

What do you like about working at Maxtor?

"The innovation and new product development"

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

"Know the company culture"

What don't you like about working at Maxtor?

"As an industry standard, job security is minimal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Become more involved in employee's needs"

Maxtor Reviews FAQs

Is Maxtor a good company to work for?

Maxtor has an overall rating of 4.4 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 10 Maxtor Review Ratings left anonymously by Maxtor employees, which is 13% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Maxtor.

Does Maxtor pay their employees well?

Maxtor employees earn $60,500 annually on average, or $29 per hour, which is 8% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 0 Maxtor employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Maxtor Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Maxtor?

100% of employees would recommend working at Maxtor with the overall rating of 4.4 out of 5. Employees also rated Maxtor 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.3 for Rewards You Receive, 4.3 for Growth Opportunities and 4.3 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Maxtor?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Maxtor is a Leader at $176,000 annually. Browse Maxtor Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Maxtor?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Maxtor is a Production Operator at $24,000 annually. Browse Maxtor Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Maxtor?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Maxtor to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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