Is Dolby a good company to work for?

Dolby has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 891 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 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 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dolby. This rating has decreased by 3% 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 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.3 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 62 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 55 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 25 reviews)); "So fun! Great teams and colleagues!" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 17 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 16 reviews)); "Slow moving and lacks innovation" ((in 7 reviews)); "favorism, politics, less growth, mundane" ((in 7 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

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Kevin J. Yeaman

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Dolby has an employee rating of 3.8 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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Reviews by job title

707 reviews

1.0

Jan 6, 2014

Do something smart: Fire the CEO!

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Great 9/80 schedule Many talented colleagues

Cons

Mediocre executive team No vision See Dolby as a cash cow (which is probably what the Dolby family wants) Poor track records regarding acquisitions Patent portfolio expiring soon Expensive and completely inefficient move to SAP

2.0

Jan 4, 2014

Sadly diminishing formerly stellar brand, clueless management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazingly smart, nice people with only a few standout exceptions, product development, some excellent products, good benefits, old-school, pre-public employees and culture were amazing, and some of that still lingers.

Cons

Most of the highest managers do not know anything about the businesses Dolby serves and focus on stock prices and tax-collecting licensing fees. Goals, and, hence roles, are ever-changing (as often as daily.) Management and staff lacking industry experience and knowledge. Quarterly-results focus at expense of running a successful business

3.0

Dec 20, 2013

Non-engineer role

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technology, benefits are great.0, 9/80 work week is awesome.

Cons

Not much room for advancement in my career field

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