Strong growth from hiring the right people - Engineer Cirrus Logic Employee Review

5.0
Sep 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

First, you get the right people on the bus. Then you decide where the bus will go. Cirrus goes to great lengths to hire the right people. I have seen dozens of people passed up in search of the right team member. That kind of hiring discipline is a primary driver of Cirrus' growth. It is an an open secret which has been surprisingly difficult to replicate at other companies.

Cons

We have struggled with hiring enough staff to keep pace with revenue growth.

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5.0
May 29, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent work environment. Good perks. Interesting and exiting projects.

Cons

Needs to work on improving processes, some departments still run in excel / sharedpoint

3.0
May 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company has strong technical products and many talented engineers. There are opportunities to work on meaningful engineering and verification challenges, and I had positive technical collaborations with several strong engineers.

Cons

Employee experience can vary significantly depending on local management. In my experience, feedback and escalation did not always feel transparent or actionable. I would encourage future employees to pay close attention to how expectations, performance concerns, and speak-up issues are handled in practice. Company culture should not be judged only by perks, free food, snacks, or friendly messaging. Core values like ethics, integrity, and speaking up are truly tested during difficult situations — when there is conflict, disagreement, or concerns raised about management behavior. That is when employees see whether values are truly lived or mostly written on paper. I would also be thoughtful about employee surveys. Even when surveys are described as anonymous, discussing results openly at a small-group or team level can make employees question whether their feedback is truly protected. If people feel comments can be traced back to a small group, they may stop being honest.

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