Is Dolby a good company to work for?

Dolby has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 891 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Dolby to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dolby have been left by employees working as Intern , Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer .

Does Dolby pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dolby employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dolby. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dolby?

71% of Dolby employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dolby 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dolby?

Software Engineer (38) , Director (26) , Staff Engineer (23) , Intern (20) , Senior Manager (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Marketing (17) , Engineer (11) , Manager (9) , Program Manager (9) , Executive Assistant (8) , Staff Software Engineer (8) , Internship (7) , Research Intern (7) , Project Engineer (6)

What are the pros of working at Dolby according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and hardworking" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 65 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 63 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 22 reviews)); "So fun! Great teams and colleagues!" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dolby according to real employee reviews?

"Super Uncreative Place / Back Stabbing / Low Morale / Poor Management Communication Style / Lack of Clarity Job Expectations in Interview Process / Treated Contractors like Second Class Citizens" ((in 31 reviews)); "1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 25 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 16 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 16 reviews)); "a bit limited learning and growth opportunities" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dolby layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dolby layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dolby in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Dolby locations?

San Francisco , Sunnyvale , Burbank , New York , South San Francisco , Los Angeles , Hollywood , San Jose , Atlanta , Chicago , Santa Fe , Washington , Pleasanton , Goleta , Denver , Redmond , Seattle , State College , China , Germany

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3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Kevin J. Yeaman

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

Dolby has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 707 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dolby employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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707 reviews

1.0

Jul 1, 2015

Hopeless

Senior manager

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Pros

Every "pro" description includes Fridays off as a pro. It's easy to get used to this sleepy pace and total lack of accountability. Plus many fun toys to play with if you are an engineer (with no expectations that you will bring a product to market!). Even if you are not an engineer, you will have plenty of consultants to do your work for you.

Cons

All of the "pros" above are actually "cons". Inexperienced management: Politics. Politics. Politics. Talk. Talk. Talk. Spend. Spend. Spend.

2.0

Jul 1, 2015

Dolby on downward spiral

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay, some very dedicated engineers and lots of ideas

Cons

ideas hampered by micromanagers (many of whom micromanage through their butts), that's to say a simple email request or statement by a manager is blown out to three pages of hyperbole and BS over trite things. This reflects on how disparate managers are from engineers/QA/technical writers

5.0

Jun 26, 2015

Loved Working at Dolby

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, lots of smarties, great products

Cons

not much - I guess Management could be more decisive

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