Great team, not great pay - Associate Software Engineer MKS Instruments Employee Review

3.0
Jun 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great team of senior devs that are willing to mentor. Company does lots of promotion from within.

Cons

Lower pay than market average. Lots of atrophy within engineering team due to less than competitive pay bumps.

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MKS Instruments Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. One of MKS’ Guiding Principles focuses on developing our employees. Mentorship, strong leadership and internal promotions are just some of the ways we support our employees’ career growth. In terms of compensation, we continue to regularly evaluate our comprehensive benefits to ensure they are appropriately aligned to the current market. If you have any additional feedback, please reach out directly to MKS.Feedback@mksinst.com.

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