Is Dolby a good company to work for?

Dolby has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 892 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 106 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 67 reviews)); "good benefit health insurance bonus" ((in 61 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 21 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 30 reviews)); "1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 21 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 14 reviews)); "Slow paced and not much new opportunities to learn" ((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 , Atlanta , Hollywood , San Jose , 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

(121 total reviews)

Kevin J. Yeaman

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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4.3

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4.0

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.4

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3.0

Jul 6, 2025

Disappointing Experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Talented engineers - at least before the laid most of them off - 9/80 schedule

Cons

- Raises were pitiful, under current inflation for the last 3 years - Gave stocks instead of raises that never vested before company-wide layoffs - Laid off large groups of employees every 6 months or so. Literally no one is safe except for upper management - Seems to desperately trying to enter the SaaS market without a viable plan - Advancement & promotion difficult

5.0

Jun 18, 2025

Dolby’ Good work benefits

Sdet

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Stable job with high pay Good work/life balance (9/80 schedule) Movies Theatre in office

Cons

Entertainment Industry is not high growth rate compared to others for software engineer.

4.0

Jun 15, 2025

Mid-sized tech company with aspirations for growth but little appetite to invest in growing.

Director, product management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is a clear leader in content creation and reproduction technologies.

Cons

Annual RIFs. A very conservative culture. Top-down management style.

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