After a year my opinion has slightly changed - Anonymous employee Align Technology Employee Review

4.0
Mar 24, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Pay is above market standard. Very impressive. -Benefits are very good. If you got in the company at the right time, you're feeling blessed by the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. -Great culture. -Cutting edge product and amazing Sales department that isn't afraid to invest in success. -Brilliant leadership by one of the best CEOs I've ever worked for. -I feel like the work I do is meaningful.

Cons

-Right now there is a massive Global push, but resources aren't being added to make the transition more feasible. What you're left with is a bunch of employees who are deflated and overworked. -Little to no recognition for accomplishments. I don't even think that HR announces most promotions. Some Sr. Directors or VPs may get recognized for role changes but that's it. -Not a clear pathway for advancement. I don't even know what the next step up would be for me. -No clear definition of roles. Middle management will throw more responsibilities on you but rarely promote you. -Too political at times. Lack of vision in our department

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5.0
Apr 6, 2026
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Pros

Good company, well run with Tom Prescott as President . No personal experience with follow on leadership by Joe Hogan but prior associates speak well of him.

Cons

Challenging environment with growth and simultaneous acquisition of two companies overseas.

3.0
Apr 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It used to be a good company who made a premium product, with smart coworkers, interesting tasks that involved a lot of math problems, with detailed code reviews. It still has generous PTO, sick days and a discounted lunch (in Raleigh office).

Cons

Management changed and there is an ongoing optimisation with hidden layoffs / force quits with no severance. Biased performance reviews with high expectations. Frequent goal changes and useless projects that will eventually be terminated and the whole team will be shuffled or dismissed. Complete delivery mess. Left hand does not know what the right hand is doing. Knowledge transfer sucks. The only way to understand the feature is to dig into the code (bad for newbies). New unqualified and arrogant low-level managers and team-leads, hide their uselessness on endless meetings, blah-blah-blahing with no real impact just to add visibility. A lot of stress, 5 days from office in an open space with no remote option even for new parents. The base is low with no stocks. Pro-Russian company, previously based in Moscow, relocated the whole office to the US and Europe due to sanctions during Russian-Ukrainian war (they recently laid-off a few Ukrainian guys).

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