Pretty fun gig. - Principal Engineer Magic Leap Employee Review

4.0
Oct 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working with new technologies, novel technical challenges and amazing new user experiences. Great bunch of talented people, each with a wealth of experiences . My colleagues are my best teachers. Learning lots of new techniques. Ambitious agenda with competent engineering team.

Cons

Offices away from Florida HQ seem to have less say in key decision-making on the product itself, but are given great respect on the technical aspects of the product. Reading through the reviews, I can only say that I'm located in the Sunnyvale office and I find the work environment full of determined, hard-working and fun-loving people. I do not feel the same complaints about politics in our office. However, I think a lot depends on who's team you are on and your manager's style. It's not as chaotic as in Florida, but people are creating and getting things done with real results. In some ways, I feel being away from HQ, gives us a little more space and quiet to focus on the technical aspects of what we are building - ie., the work.

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Cons

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Cons

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