Pros
COMPENSATION I can't speak to benefits as I was not salaried, but I would estimate that their base pay offerings are anywhere from 50% higher-than-elsewhere on the lower (hourly) end to 15% on the higher end (senior salaried). I know of a few people's salaries there, and given that they had only been there a few years it seemed more than fair to me, although I know at least one would disagree with me. INRIX tries to offer annual pay bumps which are often double or triple what I've seen elsewhere. FOOD Every Monday gourmet bagels and spreads are provided for the entire company, from Noah's Bagels and Blazing Bagels. Every Friday free lunch is provided for the entire company, which alternates weekly between teriyaki, BBQ, Mediterranean, Mexican, etc. Throughout the week employees have access to free food and soda vending machines, which are restocked semi-weekly with the usual vending fare plus Red Bull, Dr. Pepper, Coke, Vitamin Water, Sobe, and many diet options. Also, huge assortments of fruits and nuts and coffees are replenished, all free of charge. LOYALTY Employees who hit loyalty milestones (e.g., 5 years) with INRIX are often awarded generous gifts, including jewelry and expensive plane tickets. DIVERSITY There are a surprising number of Commonwealthers like myself (Brits, Aussies, Canadians) as well as subcontinent Indians and others working at INRIX. COWORKERS While I have been told there ARE in fact "prickly" personalities at INRIX, I met very few of them. Most people were very kind and engaging, and in my relatively short stay I made a number of friends with whom I would speak at length. This is often not the case at other companies. OUTLOOK INRIX has had nothing but great news in the last couple of years, and they're looking to hire hordes of new staff AND go public quite soon. They've recently won several large contracts and picked up traction in the technical (and everyday) world, while competitors have begun to falter. Based on the progress I saw there, I expect them to be the #1 traffic flow (and soon, navigation/event) provider in the world soon.
Cons
VACATION While another reviewer (an interviewee) pointed out INRIX doesn't have a formal vacation policy, it might be more accurate to say they have a "flexible" vacation policy. I was mildly alarmed to find an email in my inbox after Christmas reminding employees of "acceptable" vacation days, which are astoundingly few. Formally speaking, INRIX does not consider days before or after Christmas or Thanksgiving to be holidays, nor do they consider New Year's Eve, Veteran's Day, MLK Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, or others to be company holidays--even though they are federal holidays. In fact, when I did find myself working these holidays, I do not believe I was given the requisite time-and-a-half (hourly) pay I thought I was owed. However, veterans of the company have told me that INRIX is actually quite flexible with this, and that it's comparable to a lot of other companies in that way. Still, the "we trust that the vacation/leave policy is adequate" footer in the aforementioned email came across as a bit imperious. HOURS INRIX is not the place for 9-to-5ers. Once or twice a year, most of the company pulls an all-nighter to complete map updates. A lot of people think it's fun, but if you're trying to hang onto your youth and spend half your waking hours away from work (8 at work, 8 off, 8 sleeping), think again. I'm not saying it's a 14-hour-a-day gig, but for salaried people I think they're looking for a 9-10 hour schedule with flexibility on going over. From what I could tell most people stayed there maybe 10 hours a day, and many people for much longer. Part of this is because much of INRIX's clientele is overseas and in different time zones, often necessitating early starts and late finishes. TECHNICALITY INRIX is a dedicatedly high-tech company and still has the work ethic and energy of a startup. Sadly, but not shamefully, they have little place for staff who are neither senior nor highly technically adept. In other words, there aren't too many entry-level opportunities--it's mostly a place for highly-skilled, highly-technical, highly-senior staff. INTERVIEWS Don't exaggerate on your resume, particularly if you're a technical worker: you will be GRILLED by a panel before you're hired and asked to demonstrate solutions to complex technical problems, sometimes verbally, but often on a whiteboard as well, to prove your competence level. If you sugarcoat your skill set, you will be embarrassed before a panel of knowledgeable people. PERSONALITIES Most people are fine and even very friendly, but there a few... weirdos. I met a couple people who rubbed me the wrong way until I realized they might have had Asperger's, which in a way could suit them well to the rote technical tasks they often perform--even if they come across as extremely cold and mechanical at the time. There was also the odd unwanted office romance, and the problem that the supervisor above my own supervisor chronically requested senseless changes that others thought were ludicrous--but, "he's the boss," at least of us. Additionally, the Marketing guys are full of hard-to-implement ideas they pass on to the Ops team on a daily basis, as if it's only a little more difficult to do it than to think it. But I suspect you find these at a lot of other companies, as well.
