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

3.0

Apr 19, 2015

good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good people, good work, good location

Cons

nothing much. not in my experience at least.

4.0

Feb 26, 2014

Conversation with the CEO

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have worked at MaxLinear for about a year- as a staff level engineer. The CEO is a frequent visitor to our work areas-asking how its going- what are the problems and listening to our technical discussions.

Cons

Some of the cross functional communication is clumsy and not always effective - too many emails on the same subject.

3.0

May 26, 2011

The excellent place for your carrer growth...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to learn and grow. Very fast speed on all of the products roll out. You can see the company from different angle instead of a small piece. You can touch from the IC/system design to marketing/sales of business.

Cons

Very long hour working including weekend Lab environment is not good Need to find the balance between work and life

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