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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 Advanced Fibre Communications

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"A place where your engineering skills are coming last."

What do you like about working at Advanced Fibre Communications?

"Learning some new technologies"

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

"Stay away unless you really need a job"

What don't you like about working at Advanced Fibre Communications?

"Management incompetence"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company was taken over by Tallabs"

Principal Software Engineer at Axeda
in Foxboro, MA

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"Great product but expects too much from employees... 60-80hrs /week"

What don't you like about working at Axeda?

"70+ hr work weeks"

Principal Software Engineer at BAE Systems
in Wayne, PA

What do you like about working at BAE Systems?

"6% 401K company match & 9/80 work week schedule"

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

"immense waste of time on useless documentation"

Principal Software Engineer at Savi Technology
in Syracuse, NY

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"Excellent place to first start work. Lower management did a poor job of assessing people's performance."

What do you like about working at Savi Technology?

"The opportunity to work on a large scale system from the beginning of its design to the end of its integration was a great experience for me."

What don't you like about working at Savi Technology?

"The lower level managers were responsible for too many people and didn't really know people's roles as well as their performance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always remember that people are your best asset."

Principal Software Engineer at Investment Technology Group
in Boston, MA

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"Company is scaling back operations, in a contracting pattern."

Principal Software Engineer at National Center for Genome Resources
in Santa Fe, NM

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"Great when developing software, but changed their focus to DNA sequencing lab."

What do you like about working at National Center for Genome Resources?

"Challenging work that broadened your horizons technically."

What don't you like about working at National Center for Genome Resources?

"They changed from a software shop to a sequencing lab, laying off almost all software developers"

Principal Software Engineer at Allstate
in Austin, TX

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"eLoyalty is a decent place to work and offers a great product."

Principal Software Engineer at AOL
in Dulles, VA

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"America Online in Virginia was a wonderful opportunity to work with a very large team, but still bring my unique skills to the fold."

Principal Software Engineer at Bright Hub
in Troy, NY

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"BrightHub was the 3rd iteration of our startup business, and because it became a bit stagnant for me as I was looking for an opportunity to get involved with something new and fresh."

What do you like about working at Bright Hub?

"Progressive and fast paced company. Able to wear many hats and build/architecct new products from the ground up. Exciting and wonderful people to work for/with."

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

"The company has stabalized and I think is a great place to work. It has become an upcoming social network of professional writers, and has a great chance of being acquired some day. It also has a great and fun team to work with."

What don't you like about working at Bright Hub?

"The first 2 iterations of the business were not successful, but our venture capital firms stuck in there with us and eventually we found a competive market and started to succeed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Vet new opportunities before jumping the gun and building large scale products before we even know if they have any chance of succeeding in the market place."

Principal Software Engineer at Broadcom
in San Diego, CA

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"People do not speak English at this workplace. Management is disconnected and unprofessional. Plenty of bureaucracy."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Salary + real stock grants (not options)."

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

"Only if you need $$ and benefits."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"Management is failing and always is trying to find scapegoats to their own failure. Unable to establish real schedule and realistically estimate work scope."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Resign."

Principal Software Engineer at BakBone Software
in San Diego, CA

What do you like about working at BakBone Software?

"foosball"

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

"Run away."

What don't you like about working at BakBone Software?

"A rest home for irrational, incompetent management."

Principal Software Engineer at Concurrent Computer Corp.
in Sparta, MI

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"Great people to work with, but keep your options open."

What do you like about working at Concurrent Computer Corp.?

"Real-Time group are fantastic, talented people, great to work with."

What don't you like about working at Concurrent Computer Corp.?

"What's not to like. While it lasts, it's a great company to be working for."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire me back."

Principal Software Engineer at PNI Sensor
in Santa Rosa, CA

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"Good Technology, but garage shop heritage"

What do you like about working at PNI Sensor?

"It was an opportunity to see if I wanted to grow toward management"

What don't you like about working at PNI Sensor?

"Too man Macs for embedded development"

Principal Software Engineer at Symantec
in San Luis Obispo, CA

What do you like about working at Symantec?

"The enviroment was great. We were able to create innovative products and had management that supported our efforts."

What don't you like about working at Symantec?

"It got to be a HUGE company and lost sight of what is important."

Principal Software Engineer at Gloucester Engineering
in Gloucester, MA

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"Plastic flim manufacturing equipment"

What do you like about working at Gloucester Engineering?

"No 1 company for plastic blown, cast flim equipment"

What don't you like about working at Gloucester Engineering?

"No scope of growth"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to improve technology"

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