Exciting place, uncertain future - Software Engineer - Contractor TiVo Employee Review

4.0
Feb 3, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Talented people Good work culture - focus on engineering and design integrity Work is a bit demanding but not unreasonable - when you explain the effort estimate, the managers listen. You can work from home city if your work allows it.

Cons

The future looks uncertain - it is not clear whether the company will be able to reclaim leadership. It is not clear what new products/ideas will be game changer. There is a serious space crunch. New people are getting hired but there is too little space to seat everyone comfortably. But probably this is a very short term kind of thing.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2025
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Pros

This role is flexible time wise. It provides a lot of down time within one shift. The supervisors were understanding about errors, and supportive when training. Very small amount of training required.

Cons

Have to be able to watch and listen two two television shows simultaneously.

2.0
Dec 18, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The office building was nice and there are some great people that worked there.

Cons

The leadership was a bunch of men just trying to protect their own egos and line their own pockets. I never worked anywhere that felt as dismissive of women as TiVo.

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