Avantages
1. stable and still growing 2. good WLB, managers/co-workers are very friendly and supportive (at least in my team) 3. good facilities (new building, gym, cafeteria, coffee machine, individual office, stand desk etc.) 4. a lot of useful internal documentations/wikis, for many setup/configuration questions, you can easily get instructions/answers from the internal portal 5. company is very supportive to employees 6. good neighborhood (Natick has a lot of good restaurants/malls, close to Boston)
Inconvénients
1. as a software engineer in test (i.e. QE), you will mostly write Matlab code. Even for many developers, some features are written in Matlab, not C/C++. This will limit your skills, as Matlab coding is not a transferrable skill if you go to other companies. 2. as a QE, you will only know how features work, once you find a bug, transfer to developers to fix. This will limit your skills as well. 3. overall, if you are passionate with coding and development, QE is not a good fit for you 4. salary is not competitive compared to other software companies. The salary is difficult to retain top performers or hire good candidates