Imagination Technologies Reviews

Pros

Fantastic environment with inspiring and approachable leaders. I joined Imagination nearly a year ago and I’ve loved every minute. The work is fresh and invigorating. There’s support when you want it and autonomy when you don’t. The CEO, HR Chief, communications manager, and engineering leads are very visible on Yammer and in monthly all hands meetings. Communicating with everyone appears to be something they take seriously and relish, rather than a chore that fizzles out after a few exertions. People are not afraid to ask challenging questions and the leadership team are not afraid to answer them. The CPU team is on an exciting trajectory, with strong and passionate leaders at multiple levels and a growing pool of very talented engineers turning vision into reality. Project and engineering leads travel between UK sites, engaging with and listening to engineers. Everyone has the option of working from home, the office, or both and there’s a really nice social vibe. I look forward to starting work on a Monday (and the other days too)!

Cons

None so far. I wish I’d applied earlier!

Pros

- Very friendly and familiar environment for quite a big company; - Multicultural diversity; - Lots of learning opportunities and chances to enhance your current technical knowledges; - Not in London, away from city chaos;

Cons

- Had next-to-no tutoring support when joining as a "graduate" level in my position. - Salaries are a bit under the average; - Lack of communication between departments;

Pros

Great work life balance. Great work environment. Everyone is helpful and accommodating

Cons

I believe recently some parts of the company have been miss managed or lost due to competition. But we do have strategy to recover from this.

Pros

-. Good culture. Despite a difficult year things are looking positive for the future. -. Workload is mostly at an okay level. -. Certain perks introduced add to overall wellbeing.

Cons

-. Salary is lower than that of competitor companies in the sector, particularly amongst the lowest level engineers where it is significantly lower. -. Uncertainty in project direction and ambitious deadlines often create unease in the teams.

Pros

Had a nice time, mostly nice colleagues and learned a lot

Cons

Payment could be better and some unhelpful people could be removed

Pros

Regular communication. Getting traction in the market. Flexible working practices.

Cons

Office can be quite quiet depending on the day.

Pros

Great place to.work interesting things to do and

Cons

Everything seems good, I haven't found a con yet

Pros

The Company has been through a lot since I joined, but now seems to be on a really positive trajectory - it's growing and it's a good place to be Interesting and varied work Kings Langley HQ is great - recently refurbished, including a decent café, free hot drinks. parking (including electric charging) and an on-site gym. Little touches like parcel delivery and a visiting car valet help too. Focus on employee communication - the whole company gets together to hear about latest developments from the executive team once a month, which is very useful, including public recognition of new joiners, long service and individual and team achievements. Good values - lots of charitable activity from the ESG group. Improving reward and benefits - good bonus scheme, flexible holiday, financial protection benefits, pension, private medical, bike to work and salary sacrifice car scheme. People are decent- it's a friendly place to work

Cons

None spring to mind - my experience has always been happy - even in difficult times.

Pros

I worked at IMG on the cores team from 2016 - 2019 working on GPU driver development and hardware verification. The work was interesting, my teammates were very friendly and helpful and the culture was always very good. I must say my managers, while not perfect (who is?) were on reflection the best I've had in my career. Sensible, let you get on with your work, friendly and upfront. Overall in many ways I miss my days at IMG, and think it's a great place to work!

Cons

I unfortunately joined immediately prior to the difficult times around Apple's decision to no longer maintain royalties resulting in IMG's private equity purchase meaning I was there for the quite bumpy ride at the time. This resulted in a less than appealing pay review which ultimately resulted in me leaving, however I hear that the company have made big strides in being competitive on package and are attracting new customers so I suspect this might be less of an issue now. Code quality was sketchy in places, and Hungarian notation is painful, but management were always open to improvements on the former. It was also sad that code wasn't open sourced, but it looks like that's changing too! The canteen food wasn't always great :) maybe a nitpick!

Pros

1) Colleagues are friendly and helpful. I believe the management emphasises hiring engineers who work well collaboratively 2) One of the top companies to work for in the specialized domains of GPU, CPU and other IPs 3) Offices/Development centres at multiple locations in UK, EU and India 4) Support for hybrid working model to maximize employee productivity, each employee can choose the frequency of at office/remote work that works best for them 5) Several managers retain their technical skills and actively contribute to project work, not just managing people 6) Meetings are kept to the right level

Cons

1) The pay scale is probably lower than large US based MNCs, but I guess it depends on the individual and location