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 105 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 61 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 25 reviews)); "great teams to work with" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 22 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 16 reviews)); "Little opportunity to continue in the company" ((in 8 reviews)); "a bit limited learning and growth opportunities" ((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

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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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707 reviews

1.0

Jun 22, 2011

Executive team blind and deaf to any input

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

9/80 schedule Great people (except for e-staff and most svps) Terrific heritage

Cons

appalling egocentric leadership team slow and unresponsive product development short term and narrow perspective

1.0

Jun 4, 2011

If you want an exciting career in Tech there are way better places to work...

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Nice city location Good facilities Proud history Large installed base

Cons

No career advancement or mobility Living off the past glory Operates like an old line company with entrenched corporate silos

3.0

Mar 4, 2011

It's tIme for a much needed refresh

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Every second Friday off - Good compensation - Great work/life balance - Easy going, personable co-workers

Cons

- Windows based shop (clunky, slow, lots of red tape) - Painfully slow IT department - Design by committee. Politics, vs. results, is the over riding factor - Powerpoint based culture, that's way behind the curve. We do cool stuff, so let's act the part. We need more young people, with fresh ideas. Management / recruiters - it be wise to hire and empower the youth more here. Technology is young at heart.

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