Vantaggi
Applied leads in the space it is in with strong individual contributors who work hard to solve the problems that come out. ICs are great to work with, the business opportunities are good, and there are many opportunities to learn and do things. High hiring bar as well.
Svantaggi
there is a deep air of anxiety and intimidation in the company from leadership and management with little empathy. Turnover from people that pass the high stringent bar is typically seen as "just not a good culture fit" without any systematic change. You have to work in the office every day of the week and you can never leave the office at 5:30pm without feeling deep guilt and anxiety. Leadership and management clings on to the idea that long hours (every day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year) + weekends makes people more productive while not seeing the usability issues and bugs that this crippling pressure, anxiety, and stress has left the products in. Many good, talented engineers that want to engineer and build things well end up leaving as the culture systematically makes this impossible unless you work at least 50 hour work weeks + some weekends. The company has improved slightly from a frat house culture mentioned in the other review, but still suffers from a deep empathy and kindness deficit. Pay is deeply below market for the work and hours despite the koolaid leadership tries to sell.