Working at Altera Corp in San Jose, CA: 13 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Jose, CA Area

"I've worked at Altera for over 15 years. The company has solid financials and products that provide significant stability. You are highly unlikely to be caught in mass layoffs. Management is generally quite professional and the atmosphere in the company is quite friendly. Work hours are not excessive in most teams. That said, Altera's product lines have been weak vs. competitors recently, which has hurt the stock price and limited bonus and salary growth vs. peer companies. Company is likely entering a rough patch and turnover has accelerated due to the issues."

"I have worked at Altera Corporation since January, 2012. Altera is leader in designing advanced programmable devices (Field Programmable Gate Arrays, FPGAs) that are used in major industries including Automotive, Military Communications, and Robotics. The company has a long history, celebrating its 30th anniversary last year, employs over 3000 people in the US and Penang, Malaysia. Altera is a great place to work."

"I have work for Altera since 2012. Altera is very good company to work for. It has nice people and good compensation. They care about employees. The company employs around 2500 people and has over 50 locations in the world."

"Good experience, very conservative company."

What do you like about working at Altera Corp?

"Very well organized and conservative in spending money especially comes to budget."

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

"Explain to them you can learn fast if you do not have the skill set for that job."

What don't you like about working at Altera Corp?

"Seeing a lot more politics going around. Recent years it started bell-curve performance and causing mangers now to seek someone as scapegoat for low-performers. 1st level managers lack of managerial skills. They always make you feel how fortunate you are to get a bonus. By the way, meeting your goals does not mean you will get a bonus or any monetary reward."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on rewarding than to find something to penalize a employee."

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