PDC - Scam for software developers - Senior Software Engineer Applied Materials Employee Review

1.0
Aug 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good in terms of salary - The only pro which can lure you to join, but that will haunt afterwards. Apart from PDC I think other BUs are good but that are not into software

Cons

Tech stack they are working on is on the verge of extinction. Domain knowledge you can acquire but managers will not give time to learn and micro manage. Requirements are totally on hit and trial basis and comes from the team sitting in Israel. If you are coming from a organisation which work on latest tech stack then it would be a nightmare to join here. Zero transparency, timings are flexible but 4 days work from office. I have seen managers here asking testers to learn Java if they want promotion. Manager will always be behind you for work completion but will never really join Team meetings. Worst kind of management I have seen and the culture of silent layoffs in the name of performance.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Fun/enagaging, team based and very welcoming. Tech company

Cons

Tech company, and the culture is unique

1.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a company with a great future and overall many smart and talented work colleagues.

Cons

There are pockets of poorly managed teams and the Global Sourcing and Procurement Team is one of them. Working for GSP was a soul crushing experience. On a regular basis, I witnessed and experienced mobbing, gaslighting, bullying, senior leaders retaliating and weaponizing the 360 feedback program for their own personal gain, senior leaders taking credit for other peoples work, long tenured leaders abusing their relationships within HR, regular staff crying and people admitting to seeking professional help due to the toxic work environment…ptsd in GSP is real. And to top it off, Applied’s most senior leadership have known of these issues for years.

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