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      Magic Leap reviews

      4.0

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (470 total reviews)
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      Ross Rosenberg

      62% approve of CEO

      43% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Magic Leap has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 470 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Magic Leap employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      470 reviews
      5.0
      Aug 13, 2016

      So excited to be part of this.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Easily the best group of people I've ever worked with. Gentle, intelligent and driven. Can't say enough about how exciting the product is. It's not just about being on the bleeding edge of VR/MR either. We're blazing trails in many areas of science, technology and entertainment. CEO cares a lot for employees and has a passion for improving mankind.

      Cons

      Company is growing so quick, there are areas that grow faster than others. For example, not having enough meeting space. But my gripe is not about having enough meeting space! Rather how it causes people to complain which can spoil the otherwise fantastic energy in the company. You do have to understand coming in that this is a bit of a gamble. We're all hoping the VR hype doesn't end the way 3DTV did. If you're looking for a place to retire, this might not be it. If you're looking for the most exciting company in the country (and you're not an jerk) then welcome aboard :D

      1.0
      Jul 12, 2016

      Not so magical

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      A lot of great people.

      Cons

      Terrible leadership. Absolute lack of transparency. The office in Florida is incredibly overcrowded. It's so loud you can't hear yourself think. When people complain about the conditions, they're told to work from home. But if you need access to the hardware, you CAN'T work from home. Executives never leave their offices (especially the CEO), then tell the employees that their concerns about noise and crowding aren't valid.

      4.0
      Oct 21, 2017

      Magic Leap is on an upward trajectory

      Senior software engineer
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      Pros

      Magic Leap has achieved incredible feats of technical milestones as various systems come together. Engineers are very bright, energetic and driven. With so many different technical areas, not all of them are going without hiccups. That said the overall product is coming together beyond my wildest expectations. We are truly working on a cutting edge product that has a chance to make a dent in the world. In the last year or so, there were giant leaps of improvements in areas that used to be severely behind. To name a few: - Both IT and HR are actually becoming functional (previously, they were underperforming to the point of severely impacting engineering development). - The previous marketing team is no more (they were... ungrounded, I’ll leave it at that). The new marketing team is actually promising (despite the self agrandizing video release IMO), but the product launch will be the real test, so it’s too soon to tell. - Engineering infrastructure teams (such as build and release) now providos a minimal set of reliable services that doesn’t critically block work. - Product mentality is continually improving. Great leaps of improvement in form factor, UX, software security, and underlying software stacks, to name a few. - A lot fewer issues related to lack of equipment and resources for engineering development. - Our CEO (Rony) recently started to focus on culture and people. There was a big splash on the unveiling of company values. Company all-hands with QA sessions are becoming more frequent. It sounds good on paper, and there are some early signs of improvements (along with firings of some of the toxic individuals), but only time will tell if these will actually stick. With 1.9 billion in investment, the company is very well funded.

      Cons

      - While understandable, given the aggressive schedule, privacy protection still seems to be very timid in the product design. This is a critical area that Magic Leap can’t afford to overlook, given the digital threats that the world faces today. - Product vision is coming together, but every now and then, individuals who have no check-and-balance inside the company can barge in with a different product vision and waste a lot of engineering time across many teams. - Unlike our peer companies, we have to prepare/bring lunch to work almost everyday, or go drive out for a lunch break. It's one of those pennywise pound foolish strategies: save some dollars on food, and force employees to go out and take an hour long lunch break. - Unlike our peer companies, don't assume that Magic Leap gives equity refreshes (it doesn't).

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