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

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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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3.0

Oct 19, 2025

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Esop, leave policies, interesting work

Cons

ELT seemed to be quite disconnected

1.0

Oct 9, 2025

toxic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay/salary. fancy company. in entertainment. 9/80 schedule

Cons

Horrible, sexist bullies in upper management who get promoted. HR does nothing about it. also what seems like yearly layoffs.

4.0

Sep 22, 2025

Decent place to work if you're on the right team

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good work life balance with 9/80 schedule Dependable leadership Good benefits (401k, health, etc)

Cons

New reorgs happen what feels like every year, 20% of the people do 80% of the work and do not always get the support they need Hard to get promoted

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