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"I love the ability to design and develop products which enterprises use. Feels as I am contributing something to the world. I find sometimes we end up being involved with solving some difficult problems, which make this job very challenging and interesting."
Posted 11 years ago in Santa Clara, CA
Principal Software Engineer at Rockwell Collins
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Principal Software Engineer at EMC
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5
Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Principal Software Engineer at Aspect Software
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Principal Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Principal Software Engineer at Akamai Technologies
in Pasadena, CA

What do you like about working at Akamai Technologies?

"Working with leading edge technology and very smart people, who are very passionate about what they do."

Principal Software Engineer at Digital Equipment Corp.
Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.2 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Principal Software Engineer at Raytheon
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.4 / 5 Support You Get 4 / 5
Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.4 / 5 Company Culture 3.3 / 5
Way You Work 4 / 5
Principal Software Engineer at Autodesk

What don't you like about working at Autodesk?

"No formal training when it comes to new tools/languages (for example, programming for MAC). Too many jobs were sent to China."

Principal Software Engineer at General Dynamics

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"GDAIS provided a lot of variety in the work and opportunities to grow my skill set."

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

"Look forward to a great career. Gather up everything you need for a security clearance."

Principal Software Engineer at Digimarc

What don't you like about working at Digimarc?

"The work conditions and the pressure were not good. I also did not like the amount of travel that was put upon me."

Principal Software Engineer at Digital Equipment Corp.

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"DEC was an emblematic company - best technology - great for engineers."

Principal Software Engineer at Parametric Technology Corporation
in Needham, MA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great school, good people"

What do you like about working at Parametric Technology Corporation?

"People - good and very professional"

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

"It's more about ability to learn, not about what you know already"

What don't you like about working at Parametric Technology Corporation?

"Growing burocracy - overmanaged development"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Switch back from 'waterfall' to 'agile development'"

Principal Software Engineer at BAE Systems

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"The WIN-T Radio Platform System was a very interested job to work on, it invovled encrypted radio transmission done by soldiers in the field. It was good to know that we were helping them to better defend our country."

What don't you like about working at BAE Systems?

"BAE beleived in spiral software development. My role was that when funding opened up for the next spiral I would be moved there with a new team and act as the bridge between spirals. Therefore I never got to follow my work done to completeion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management at BAE needs to develope better communication skilled - they are not trusted by the workers on the florr."

Principal Software Engineer at Elbit Systems
in Fort Worth, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Adequate at best"

What do you like about working at Elbit Systems?

"Close to Home, Varied Project experience"

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

"Be Pro Active"

What don't you like about working at Elbit Systems?

"Elbit was sub contractor on many projects."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote from within"

Principal Software Engineer at Digital Equipment Corp.
in Nashua, NH

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"They were bought by Compaq in the early 1990's."

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