Applied Materials

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Applied Materials as a contractor - Anonymous employee Applied Materials Employee Review

3.0

10 Jun 2012

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Working at Applied as a contractor provides great work experience. Even as a contractor you get some hands on experience with important processes.

Cons

Data is not freely shared with a contractor. Although you may be expected to work on a project, you are not included in on information about why a project is done as it is. Data is shared with you on a need to know basis only.

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5.0

27 May 2026

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Good company , benefits , lots of room for growth

Cons

Slow changes , tech related software on the IT side are very old.

4.0

25 Jun 2026

Electrical engineer ii

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Pros

Strong place to start your career. If you do the Fusion Program you will learn a lot. Good training and benefits. Amazing Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Coworkers are smart and grounded people.

Cons

Stingy with salary, raises, and promotions. The engineer roles are broken up into Jr and Senior so the title progression goes Engineer I, I Sr, II, II Sr, etc which slows career progression and pay. Only the CA office gets extra pay due to the expense of living there, even if the MA office is expensive.

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