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Fidus is an amazing company to work for. People are nice and friendly and working with them almost feels like being part of a big family.

I had interviewed for quite a few companies throughout my career, and I was impressed with the level of technical expertise at Fidus since I first met them at my technical interview. Later on, getting to actually work with them, I haven't been disappointed.

Like many companies, Fidus has had their ups and downs during the 20 years since they started. But since 2018 when I joined them, they have had a stellar performance and almost doubled their business every year. In 2020, when many companies were forced to close their doors, Fidus thrived and continued to grow their business.

The leadership team is extremely focused and I believe they and especially the CEO are key to the success that the company has seen during the last few years.

Last but not least, Fidus is the kind of mid-sized business where most of the employees know each other personally. And, most importantly, the leadership team is always there if you want to talk to them. Furthermore, they constantly reach out to each employee and make sure they are happy with what they are doing. To be honest, I haven't seen this kind of involvement in many places. They really care about people and that means a lot!

I worked at Fidus for many years.  While there, I learned a lot and enjoyed my work.  The culture was amazing, my colleagues were great, very bright and vastly experienced. There was good work life balance too ,which made up for the relatively sub-par salary and mediocre (a joke really) bonus/profit sharing.

Things have really changed since I joined. What used to be a fun and inviting place to work has been on a constant decline. It is more evident that management undervalues engineers and treats them poorly - non-tech staff are treated even worse. Unfortunately, management is busy manipulating one another and playing at being important instead of working to ensure the success of the company and its people. 

Although their words make it seem like they value their people, their actions indicate the opposite. Remember, actions speak louder than words.  As a results, a large number of people have quit.  Sadly, many new hires are being "let go" before the end of their probationary period. 

Year ago, I would have recommended working at Fidus however now, there is no way that I would.

I have really enjoyed working at Fidus.  As an electronic development and consulting company, I have had the opportunity to work on a wide range of different projects, each one offering different technical challenges.  Working at Fidus is never boring.  On many projects, you are often the only engineer which provides you with the challenges of engaging customers and meeting project requirements while giving you the creative freedom to decide on how the job will be done.  
In most cases you are self managing which offers benefits such as flex hours and working from home.  The work environment is professional yet as a smaller company, you are not just a number.  Also because of the nature of the business,  job security isn't an issue. Of course, the free food doesn't hurt either!

A typical day begun with communicate the colleges in design team and checking the necessary tests for prototype and searching the component providers and technical specs for future manufacturing plan.
Great environment to work and learn, all the colleges are very communicative and very helpful. Management is real encouragement.
The hardest part, since the nature of job the market and clients requirements can be modified very quickly.
The most enjoyable part you can have a great joy of all the contributions by your colleges and yourself when the project progress, and finally come to an achievement.

Management is very approachable, open and honest and treats employees as family. I felt heard and that my opinions mattered. 
The work is very diverse and interesting, I don't think I could have learned so much and grow professionally at any other job other than Fidus. I have worked with multiple companies from different industries, and each project had new exciting challenges.
Compensation is great, and there are fun and surprising perks all the time. 
Life/work balance worked great for me, with 2 small kids at home during Covid (which says a lot!).



I've been at Fidus for almost a year, and its been a very positive experience through and through. The teams are collaborative and supportive, and the work is dynamic and interesting. Since they do design services for a range of clients, at Fidus you get to be involved in lots of different projects with different technologies. I love learning and at Fidus I've had the tools and environment to learn a great deal. Easily the best work experience of my career thus far. 

Great company with great people.  Challenges include lack of corporate strategy and direction.  The leadership team doesn't always agree and some decisions are made unprofessionally which hurt the company.  Customers are still in huge demand for their services and technically very strong on the market.

One of the best places I've ever been. Multiple projects per year make it a never-boring and always-learning environment. Management is very professional and reasonable. Only negative is that most of the time everyone works on different projects, making it hard to collaborate and feel like you belong in a team.

Fidus is a great place to work. A good work / life balance is encourage at all times.

The management team is caring and good at providing support.

There are lots of opportunities to learn about different technologies and job roles. However, opportunities for advancement are limited,.

Fidus has a wide range of really experienced engineers mainly located in the Ottawa area. The team is really pleasant and it is a pleasure to work for Fidus. In terms of grown opportunities, due to the size of the company there aren't a lot of opportunities to move up.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
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Analog layout designer 4 salaries reported	$107,500 per year
Specialist 2 salaries reported	$115,000 per year

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