Marvell Technology Reviews in San Jose, CA Area

Former Employee – worked at Marvell Technology as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – The people. Marvell has some very brilliant employees, it has a very special culture. Love the graciousness of most of the employees, their kindness, their manners. I believe people bring their heart and passion to work and are very grateful for their jobs and being able to contribute to some of the most utilized, leading industry technology in the world. They have an amazing hiring record for supporting immigration and giving people from around the world opportunities they might never have otherwise. They are a phenomenal training ground for new grads. In general people work a lot however they are afforded a level of flexibility most silicon valley environments don't embrace anymore. I think this has helped them retain talent that they might not have otherwise. It is not uncommon to work with people that have been there 7, 10 and 15 years, a refreshing change from a 2 year employee life-cycle in so many technology companies.

Cons – Poor internal mobility, lack of non-technical training to support new managers and better management, bad management in areas that have not been addressed which equals unnecessary high turnover, contractors utilized as employees not as contractors should be, long hiring cycle and inconsistencies in the offer process, in some areas the business units are fairly siloed which create a lack of team work, overrun of expenses and poor inefficient processes. Bad internal and external marketing - the most widely used products that consumers don't know about which greatly affect stock price. Multinational environment does not equal an EEOC compliant company.

Advice to Senior Management – Clean up your HR - EEOC, Talent Acquisition, recognition programs, internal mobility, professional development and advancement opportunities. Fix your marketing - every new hire should have stock options, the belief in Marvell's internal economy begins in-house. Build your vision, mission and values internally and then externally so all employees are moving forward together (get them to drink your cool aide! Internal/external marketing consistent - people won't buy Marvell stock if they don't know what you do; build consumer awareness and you will build their confidence in Marvell's future. Brilliant future in technology, pull it together with world class "hiring, branding and retention" programs coupled with building consumer awareness and identifiable "CPG" marketing and you will be unstoppable!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marvell Technology full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Healthy lunch, Gym, Nice people to work with.

Cons – Product definition is totally reactive to the market, no innovation but only too little and too late.

Advice to Senior Management – The CEO himself still thinks himself as an engineer, he needs to see bigger pictures.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marvell Technology full-time for more than a year

Pros – industry leadership, job stability, international operation, new technology opportunities, good foods, great campus, good co-workers, good design methodology, good design flow.

Cons – slow management decision making, lack of environment to creative innovation

Advice to Senior Management – re-align between personal career path and company goal.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marvell Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good food in the cafeteria.

Cons – $1.27B lawsuit. Ridiculous 401k matching. Low raises and bonuses. CEO and his wife have too much control. They have to approve every single new hire, knit picking over GPA and School. No transparency! Bad upper management and bad acquisitions.

Advice to Senior Management – Give credit where credit is due and take blame for poor decisions. Stop concentrating on Weili's (CEO's wife) fictional success story. Highlight real successes from employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marvell Technology full-time for less than a year

Pros – Very good learning experience, Great campus & food. You get to work with the latest technical tools and projects. Can be a lot of work at times.

Cons – Less interaction with manager, no one on one meetings

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Marvell Technology full-time

Pros – If you are in the right team, you can seek solace in working with good people.
Decent cafeteria
Decent campus
Some groups working on awesome cutting edge stuff.

Cons – Managers have no power. Everything comes from the top.
CEO has his favorites.
Lateral movement is not encouraged/allowed
Ultimate penny pinchers
WIll make you work like hell and pay peanuts. No raises either. Sweatshop mentality.
The stock sucks

Advice to Senior Management – Resign and let pros manage the company. Even after a buy back the stock has tanked. It is not because people are not working harder. You are making the wrong decisions. Market share does not equal profitability.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Marvell Technology full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – If you happened to be on the project du jour then there are ample resources to achieve great things.

Cons – No empowerment of middle management. Founders syndrome where all decisions are pushed down from the top. Very powerful internal rumor mill.

Advice to Senior Management – Lack of scale of product lines and businesses due to limited ability of upper management to micromanage all programs. Need to focus more on running divisions as separate business units.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Marvell Technology full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Employees receive many perks and are well compensated. Management projects high competence and works hard to dominate markets. Founders are excellent engineers, some of the smartest in the business. Generous recognition and acknowledgements of employees' contributions.

Cons – The founding executives tend to be autocratic in their management of the company as is often the case with leadership styles of asian cultures. The Board has not always been as independent as it should have which has led to some serious oversights and missteps. The company does a poor job of creating opportunities for career growth and laterial movement. Marvell is very engineering driven which leads to a lack of focus on other aspects of the business. Bring your families to the office with you on Saturdays and Sundays so you can work.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to diversify and decentralize your board. Make sure HR has a policy for promoting career growth from within.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marvell Technology as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Perfect balance between job and family.
Tight relationship with team member, supervisor.

Cons – complicate political issue. If you want do something great, make sure everyone will get their benefit.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Marvell Technology full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Opportunity to do a lot of different things
Opportunity to wear lots of hats
Lots of hard working people around you

Cons – Emotional and irrational decision making
Lack of planning
Very reactionary, poor decision making environment
Senior management does not trust anybody

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company