Does MaxLinear pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MaxLinear employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MaxLinear. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MaxLinear?

52% of MaxLinear employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MaxLinear 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MaxLinear?

Engineer (19) , Staff Engineer (16) , Software Engineer (14) , Senior Software Engineer (13) , Senior Staff Engineer (12) , Systems Engineer (10) , Senior Engineer (6) , Senior Systems Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Staff Software Engineer (5) , Applications Engineer (4) , Communication Systems Engineer (4) , Design Verification Engineer (4) , Director (4) , Principal Engineer (4)

What are the pros of working at MaxLinear according to real employee reviews?

"Good people to work and env" ((in 20 reviews)); "good salary with bonus and RSU's" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "decent compensations and benefits" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"bad management and no added amenties" ((in 30 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 21 reviews)); "Easy layoffs and no body knows when you will recieve mail suddenly" ((in 13 reviews)); "Do not fully trust your manager’s opinion/suggestion, especially, when there is no another manager around and willing to prove that it wasn’t your idea to do it this way." ((in 10 reviews)); "Less pay" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about MaxLinear layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MaxLinear layoffs and their outlook for job security at MaxLinear in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MaxLinear locations?

Carlsbad , San Diego , Irvine , San Jose , China , Los Angeles , Orange , Waltham , Israel

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MaxLinear reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(346 total reviews)

Dr. Kishore Seendripu

42% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

MaxLinear has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 346 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MaxLinear 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

346 reviews

5.0

Jul 19, 2016

Senior Staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Learn at a fast pace. 2. Very transparent. 3. Effort by all groups to make the products successful. First tapeout becomes a production chip, something I have never seen in other places. 4. Desire to dig out all issues and resolve all issues to make a quality product.

Cons

1. Sometimes gets difficult to meet the schedules. 2. Low on fun activities. 3. Nothing major.

4.0

Feb 16, 2016

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great cutting-edge technologies. Great as your first job in RF area. Great boss and teamwork. Very little politics.

Cons

Does not pay very well. Work life balance needs improvement. Needs to commute sometimes. But it is heard that these have been improved a lot now.

4.0

Sep 30, 2015

Interesting place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good projects. 2. Bright engineers to work with 3. Peers seem to be generous.

Cons

Not anything significant for me. Minor inconveniences like recommended office timings, not having any fun activities However, I have not understood the logic behind some of the decisions related to choosing leads.

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