Generally a great place to work, with some off-hours demands due to offshore processes - Staff Firmware Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Jan 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong engineering culture with deep technical expertise Opportunities to work on complex, large-scale, real-world products Smart and collaborative colleagues across multiple domains Good ownership and autonomy at senior/staff levels

Cons

Global/offshore collaboration often requires late-night or early-morning meetings Time-zone challenges can impact work-life balance Some processes move slowly due to scale and cross-site coordination Decision-making can involve multiple stakeholders, adding overhead

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance and open door policy among teammates

Cons

Hectic during SoDs and may be tight schedules prior to tape outs

4.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good learning if working on interesting projects. Opportunities to work with various people

Cons

Tasks might get repetitive. Deadlines might make work life balance a little difficult sometimes

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