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

Dolby reviews

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

3.0

Apr 24, 2015

wireman

Wireman

Recommend

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Pros

good canteen.good price and the food is not to a bad standard .nurse on site for when you are not feeling well or need advice .

Cons

location .Difficult to get to and would do well to have parking for staff .more could be done for staff and inproveing the meeting room areas .

3.0

Apr 11, 2015

The good and the bad

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unquestioned industry leader. There are great things happening and interesting work to be done, if you can get yourself positioned for it. And there are good people if you know where to look for them.

Cons

Has been becoming more and more conventional in every negative sense in the ten years since it went public. Disappointing to see this great niche environment slowly turn into an ordinary soulless tech company, increasingly staffed by ordinary soulless (and unethical) drones. True talent is exploited, patronized, and undervalued, and it ain't cream that's rising to the top (i.e. management). Advice for newer employees: keep your head down, do your work well, and don't be naive. If you're looking to move up and up...good luck with that.

3.0

Apr 9, 2015

Engineering

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The premier audio company grown by the vision of founder Ray Dolby.

Cons

Political correct ideology infesting several departments crippling the creative work process.

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