Altera Reviews

I have been working at Altera full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Everything about the office is pretty good. Pretty good salary, location, work, people. Nice office too. I've really enjoyed my time here.

Cons – Every once in a while headquarters seems to do something random.

Advice to Senior Management – Fix product planning! Also, increase the travel budget a bit - we're fairly isolated in Toronto and the message here is "don't travel unless you're dying".

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Altera as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Excellent salary
TTC pass
Good location in downtown
Free breakfast once every month

Cons – Work can get boring if you don't like to deal with hardware.

I worked at Altera full-time

Pros – You learn a great deal of excellence in execution, good pay and benefit

Cons – Not for someone whose passion is innovation

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Altera

Pros – Very friendly people. very helpful and awesome community.

Cons – The job is very demanding and the workplace is very fast paced. If you're a smart person it's for you.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Altera

Pros – Nice location, good facilities, good perks (free drinks, ping pong and foosball), very nice benefits packages and salary. Challenging work. Managers tries really hard to develop employees. Fun group to work with

Cons – Demanding work. Very flat organizational structure, which means the chance of promotion to management is slim. Very competitive working environment. A lot of documentation, rules and procedures to follow.

Advice to Senior Management – Talk to lower level staff as much as possible. They would like to know what the management are thinking. Instead of issuing a one sentence strategy statement, try to present it in a more meaningful way to individual contributor at different function.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Altera full-time

Pros – People are fun to work with and work well as teams

Cons – A bit of a learning curve

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Altera full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – - Compensation is OK
- Work Area is very clean
- Cubicles have adequate space, desk area for most (some engineers and others with a lot of equipment may find it a bit cramped but most will be OK)
- Gym is nice
- Plenty of parking
- First job I ever had (and I had a few before) where my work area and all equipment was ready for me on my first day

Cons – - Very political organization - several times peers were moved - or promoted - into new roles which were never advertised to the staff. A few times I would have been interested in the job, but I never knew about it until it was already filled.
- Some members of management lack integrity. On a couple of occasions I was promised opportunities only to have the person who made the promise renege on it.
- Some managers are unqualified for their roles and only get their opportunities because they are "Yes Men".

Advice to Senior Management – Have more integrity. If you make promises to your staff, do your best to honor it. Don't go "I changed my mind".

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Altera full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – good business, good colleagues, work is always challenging

Cons – not much other experience to compare with

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Altera as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Think forward, take calculated risks, be agents of change, adapt quickly. Challenging and there is a lot of opportunities to improve the soft skills and technical knowledge. Provided large and cosy cube for employees.

Cons – Lack of documentation and guidelines for the engineers, have to define and answer to your area of responsibility

Advice to Senior Management – Be more transparent and interactive with subordinates

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Altera full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Benefits and flexibility are major pros

Cons – Long hours and lots of travel

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company