Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer?

Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 35 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer employees well?

Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 35 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

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

"All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture" ((in 1044 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 564 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 550 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 475 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 413 reviews))

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

"Work Pressure and no work life balance for few teams" ((in 1132 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 175 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 161 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 138 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 reviews))

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Qualcomm Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer reviews

3.2

99% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Senior management

2.2

Work/Life balance

Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Staff/Manager Hardware Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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35 reviews

3.0

Jun 6, 2026

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge tech amid stress

Senior staff hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm will give opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies

Cons

highly stressful job friction between employees

5.0

Jul 25, 2024

Salary

Staff hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, good benifits, overall good

Cons

No cons, its a good company

5.0

Apr 30, 2024

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Staff design engineer hardware

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Qualcomm is a great company. The culture is great, it fosters innovation. I have the space to innovate and contribute to the latest technologies.

Cons

I don't have anything to say

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