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      Arm

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      4.5

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (2,633 total reviews)
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      Rene Haas

      93% approve of CEO

      88% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Culture & values

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      4.4

      Career opportunities

      4.1

      Senior management

      Arm has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,633 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Apr 27, 2019

      Good life and work balance

      Staff software
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good life and work balance. Pay well and good culture

      Cons

      Don’t care employees from top management team.

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      Arm Response
      7y
      We thank you for your long term service and recognising the culture and reward, but are disappointed to see it seems you don't feel valued by your management - we would like to learn a little more about this, in order to support you and also your management team. Please reach out to us to discuss further glassdoorfeedback@arm.com
      4.0
      Apr 8, 2019

      Good company, hard to steer toward something else than mobile

      Member of technical staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Salary, vacation, benefits in general * People are the best asset of this company * European style management

      Cons

      * The San Jose office is really in the middle of nowhere * Company is cheap - salaries are about ok, benefits are top, but anything else always has the same answer: "Costs too much money" * Software is a bit, let's do it if we have a demand * Mostly short term projects

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      Arm Response
      7y
      Thanks for your honesty, your comments are accurate and we agree. Our heritage has stemmed from a hardware business and we are proud of this, mobile has been a key component to our success, however, we are increasingly diversifying and investing in the growth of our Software teams. We wish you well in your journey ahead.
      3.0
      Dec 9, 2018

      Demands from management are increasing, and so is technical debt

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Positively British culture, hard-working HR with employees' genuine best interests at heart. Excellent first start for graduates including critical networking opportunities for making connections across the company. New offices are comfortable and modern, as are the amenities. Strong personal connections between many managers and their employees, particularly amongst younger teams, and many cross-company contacts make it easy to find somebody with an answer to your questions (work or personal).

      Cons

      The recent hiring limitations are putting strain on teams already stretched thin, and a lack of compensation and recognition amongst hard workers lower down the food chain is breeding widespread contempt. Numerous projects suffer from the bus factor, and overly ambitious sprints and bureacracy leave little to no room for addressing arising technical debt in many projects. Compensation is good but the rapidly-rising cost of living in Cambridge is likely to become completely unsustainable for graduate hiring, which now seems to make up 99% of all hiring in CE-OSS - another time sink for stretched engineers - and for most employees in their 20s it is not financially feasible to see through the life goals that many older engineers saw through in their own 20s.

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      Arm Response
      7y
      Thank you for your feedback and sticking with us, your honesty along with tenure is an example to what makes Arm, such a great place. Our rapid growth can mean some pressure for our teams which we recognise, however, hiring is still continuing where needed. Our Talent Acquisition team would be more than happy to talk you through the process. Technical Debt is a tricky one, one that is a hot topic for many businesses globally, but a challenge that I don't think will be solved overnight. Thanks again for your contribution and should you wish to pick any of this up offline, please don't hesitate to reach out GlassdoorFeedback@Arm.com
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