Micron Technology Software Developer reviews

4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(235 total reviews)
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Sanjay Mehrotra

79% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Micron Technology with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 235 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Micron Technology is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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235 reviews
4.0
Dec 24, 2008
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Pros

My group at Micron is really fun to work in, primarily because the team is knowledgeable and friendly, and always tries to stay on the cutting edge. Micron also offers great education benefits, and you can really hope to advance yourself through this program that offers to pay for higher education as long as it is in the same technical area as your work.

Cons

The heirarchy is relatively flat, and therefore promotions are relatively difficult. Also, given the market conditions, things like bonuses and perks are hard to come by, since it seems like Micron loses more money than it makes. It also seems like some of the other core groups are difficult to work with.

2.0
Jun 14, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The company uses a wide range of technologies which can be a great way to increase one's breadth of technical knowledge. This is especially true for those "fresh out" of school. The company pays better than most in the Boise area and in my opinion the pay goes further in Boise than the pay being offered by other companies in larger cities. The benefits are also pretty good, but the rumor is that they may be changing.

Cons

The company now has an outsourcing fetish and have the belief that everyone who is a "doer" should have their job outsourced, preferably overseas. As a technical person, don't expect any type of meaningful career from this company in the future. Career advancement to management is very limited because all of the positions are occupied by "good ole boys" who've been in those positions for 15+ years. The outsourcing and recent cost-cutting also means that an increasing share of the software work not sent overseas involves maintaining old code bases, most of which are in poor shape because historically the company has paid little attention to software quality. The company is also now obsessed with being "low-cost" and this is increasingly reflected in the quality of the workforce here. Don't expect to make any money with this company's stock either. For an explanation, look at this company's stock chart since 2000. Despite this performance, the CEO's position is entrenched and even criticism from the board is not tolerated. It is the "CEO personality cult" seen at some other large companies, except accompanied with poor corporate performance in this case.

2.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Micron Technology is an innovative semiconductor memory module maker. If you are an semiconductor engineer, there is opportunity to work with cutting edge Flash and DRAM technology.

Cons

If you are not a semiconductor engineer, your career will stagnate because of all of the proprietary software and technologies--skills not transferrable to anywhere else. Plus, the executive staff borders on the incompetent and the CEO is largely uninvolved in the company.

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