Pros
- Get to work with lots of very talented people on challenging problems
- Fast-paced environment where the work never gets boring
- Lots of career opportunities, especially for talented, hardworking people
- Altera has developed a solid, high margin business with lots of growth potential (validated by Intel acquisition)
- Company has been growing investment into R&D for several years, has strong pipeline of next generation products under development and starting to come online
- Good benefit package that includes everything expected from high tech company (e.g. health, employee stock and retirements plans, free drinks, etc)
- Great attitude towards employee development / training - will even pay for university courses / Master's Degree.
Cons
- Work can be very intense & demanding at times
- Communication between remote sites can be challenging, especially when meetings must occur outside of working hours due to time zones
- General uncertainty about how work environment will change after Intel acquisition
