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 109 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 57 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 30 reviews)); "great teams to work with" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 24 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 15 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 15 reviews)); "Slow paced and not much new opportunities to learn" ((in 8 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

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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

3.0

Oct 22, 2010

Great People ; Limited Career Development

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are great to work with at this company. THey are very personable and friendly. Lots of engineers and down to earth individuals.

Cons

Limited career development. There are not alot of career goals. It seems like the position you get hired into will be the position you stay with for awhile.

2.0

Sep 1, 2010

Senior Marketing & Sales leadership has ADD.

Senior director, marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, respectful working environment, respected brand, great industry connections, strong history, strong research and engineering teams, proven ability to solve ecosystem challenges, stock option program

Cons

Revolving door in marketing and sales leadership, lack of focus in executing new products, mixed record on integrating acquistions, annual review process has become highly political - a popularity contest, poor work-life balance, the "new" Dolby has less respect for the individual

4.0

Aug 16, 2010

Great place to work

Senior programmer/analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management support, great work environment, opportunities to learn, nice location, good balance of work and personal life, overall good experience

Cons

Can't think of any, traffic hour can be busy, far from the 101 north, the city can be cold sometimes

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