- Very very competitive salary and "deterministic" benefits (401k with good employer contributions, RSUs, cash bonuses, etc.)
Total comp is high, but the bonuses are super deterministic. There's 2 cash bonuses, both based on formulas that are published. 401K is just a contribution, not a match, RSUs based on performance (4 year vesting for each issue). You also get discounts on Intel products. There's also a very nice "kudos" system where you can send people small cash awards for promoting company values or doing a good job.
- Challenging working environment where neat technical problems are still solved despite not being a startup, possibly with modern tools and technologies (e.g. not a "we use CVS as our SCM" shop)
Intel takes sand and turns it into computers, and they spend several billion dollars a year making that happen. There's a lot of tough technical problems all over the place, like how do you make drivers and software for a chip that doesn't exist yet?
- no more than 40-45 hours a week expected as per company culture
Depends on the group again. Some managers will push you to work more than 40 (all the time, not just crunch), but you have to let them control you.
- Stable job (no serious failure possibility in the next 3 years or so for the company)
The company is definitely stable. In the event that your particular group is restructured or given the axe, there's retraining opportunities to keep you in the company.
- Possibility of working from home (even just once or twice a week to break the routine)
Most are okay if you work from home once in a while. Consult your specific manager on their views of structured or regular work from home.
- Main headquarters in SF bay area (where I'm located)
Santa Clara or Folsom would be the nearest sites, but both of them are huge.
There's free tea and soda in addition to the coffee.
> The company intends to jettison the jobs without laying off workers, said Intel spokesman Bill Calder. The reductions instead will be achieved through attrition, buyouts and early retirement offers.
